Isa-46

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Isaiah 46 23 Isa-46 Yada Yada

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v1

[1]Bel [2]bows down. Nebo stoops. Their Babylonians [3]idols are [4]carried by animals, and on the livestock. The things that you carried around are heavy loads, a burden for the weary.

v2

They stoop and [5]they bow down together. They could not deliver the burden, but they have gone into captivity.

v3

"Listen to me, House of Jacob, and all the remnant of the House of Israel, that have been carried from their birth, that have been carried from the womb.

v4

Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, [6]I will carry, and [7]will deliver.

v5

"To whom will you compare me, and consider my equal, and compare me, as if we were the same?

v6

Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god. They fall down-- yes, they worship.

v7

They bear it on their shoulder. They carry it, and set it in its place, and it stands there. It cannot move from its place. Yes, one may cry to it, yet it can not answer. It cannot save him out of his trouble.

v8

"Remember this, and [8]show yourselves men. Bring it to mind again, you transgressors.

v9

Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is none like me.

v10

I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done. I say: [9]My counsel will stand, and I will do all that I please.

v11

I call a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. Yes, I have spoken. [10]I will also bring it to pass. I have planned. I will also do it.

v12

Listen to me, you [11]stubborn-hearted, who are far from righteousness!

v13

[12]I bring my righteousness near. It is not far off, and my salvation will not wait. I will grant salvation to Zion, my glory to Israel.

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  1. Idiom “Bel bows down, Nebo stoops” = The Babylonian gods are depicted as collapsing or failing, symbolizing their powerlessness. This imagery reflects a common Hebrew way of describing the defeat of false gods. ↩︎

  2. Symbolic Death Bel and Nebo “bow down” and “stoop,” symbolizing the collapse of false gods and their worshipers’ hopes ↩︎

  3. Abomination Idols ↩︎

  4. Idiom Their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle = Idols are a burden carried by animals, implying the futility and encumbrance of idolatry. This reflects the era’s use of physical imagery to mock false worship. ↩︎

  5. Punishment Those who are not followers of Yah/God do not receive Mercy when they are disobedient. ↩︎

  6. Mercy Even though they are disobedient, God promises to carry, sustain, and rescue Israel, showing His mercy despite their failures. ↩︎

  7. Redemption Yah promises to deliver them. ↩︎

  8. Idiom Show yourselves men = A call to act with courage or resolve, possibly an idiomatic exhortation to take responsibility or stand firm in faith, common in Hebrew prophetic rhetoric. ↩︎

  9. Idiom My counsel shall stand = God’s plan is unchangeable and enduring, a common Hebrew expression to emphasize divine sovereignty and reliability. ↩︎

  10. Order God is bringing order to the chaos of disobedience ↩︎

  11. Spiritual Death Separated from God because of being Unrighteous ↩︎

  12. Righteous God brings his righteousness near, it is not far off and his salvation will not wait. ↩︎