Isaiah 46:1
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. | Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. | Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| he has bowed down | כָּרַ֥ע | ka-RA' | H3766 | to bowכָּרַע (ka.ra) 1) to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one's knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bow 1a2) to bow down, crouch 1a3) to bow down over 1a4) to tilt, lean 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to bow |
| Bel | בֵּל֙ | bel | H1078 | Belבֵּל (bel) § Bel = "lord" a chief Babylonian deity |
| [is] stooping low | קֹרֵ֣ס | ko-RES | H7164 | to stoopקָרַס (qa.ras) (Qal) to bend down, stoop, crouch |
| Nebo | נְב֔וֹ | ne-VO | H5015B | Neboנְבוֹ (ne.vo) § Nebo = "prophet" a Babylonian deity who presided over learning and letters; corresponds to Greek Hermes, Latin Mercury, and Egyptian Thoth |
| they belong | הָיוּ֙ | ha-YU | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| idols their | עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם | 'a-tza-bei-HEM | H6091 | idolעָצָב (a.tsav) idol, image |
| to the animal[s] | לַחַיָּ֖ה | la-chai-YAH | H2416C | living thingחַיָּה (chay.yah) 1) living thing, animal 1a) animal 1b) life 1c) appetite 1d) revival, renewal Aramaic equivalent: che.va (חֵיוָא "beast" H2423) |
| and to the cattle | וְלַבְּהֵמָ֑ה | ve-la-be-he-MAH | H0929 | animalבְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) 1) beast, cattle, animal 1a) beasts (coll of all animals) 1b) cattle, livestock (of domestic animals) 1c) wild beasts |
| burdens your | נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶ֣ם | ne-su-'o-tei-KHEM | H5385 | burdenנְשׂוּאָה (ne.su.ah) what is borne or carried about, load |
| [are] carried | עֲמוּס֔וֹת | a-mu-SOT | H6006 | to liftעָמַס (a.mas) 1) to load, carry, carry a load 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to load 1a2) to carry a load 1b)(Hiphil) to lay a load on |
| a load | מַשָּׂ֖א | ma-SA' | H4853A | burdenמַשָּׂא (mas.sa) 1) load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting 1a) load, burden 1b) lifting, uplifting, that to which the soul lifts itself up 1c) bearing, carrying 1d) tribute, that which is carried or brought or borne |
| for a weary [animal] | לַעֲיֵפָֽה׃ | la-'a-ye-FAH | H5889 | faintעָיֵף (a.yeph) faint, exhausted, weary |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.