Isaiah 46:1
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This Is Serious Business, Rebels
1–246The god Bel falls down, god Nebo slumps.
The no-god hunks of wood are loaded on mules
And have to be hauled off,
wearing out the poor mules—
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;
their idols are on beasts and livestock;
these things you carry are borne
as burdens on weary beasts.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low;
their idols are borne by beasts of burden.
The images that are carried about are burdensome,
a burden for the weary.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Bel crouches; Nebo cowers.
Idols depicting them are consigned to beasts and cattle.
The images you carry are loaded,
as a burden for the weary animal.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon,
bow as they are lowered to the ground.
They are being hauled away on ox carts.
The poor beasts stagger under the weight.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Bel bows down;
Nebo is stooping.
Their idols are on animals and on cattle;
your cargo is carried as a burden on weary animals.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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