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# Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols ... for weary animals
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Isaiah speaks of people placing the idols of Bel and Nebo into a cart for animals to transport as if these gods were made to "bow down" and "stoop." These are both postures of humiliation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Bel ... Nebo
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These were the two primary gods whom the Babylonians worshiped. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# their idols
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the idols that represented Bel and Nebo
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# they cannot rescue the images
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"Bel and Nebo cannot rescue their images"
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# they themselves have gone off into captivity
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Isaiah speaks of people carrying off these idols as if the false gods whom they represent are being carried off to captivity. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bow]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/idol]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/image]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/captive]] |