Isaiah 46:1-3

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False Gods Are Useless

46 The Lord says, “Bel has fallen to the ground. Nebo^[a] is kneeling before me.

“Men put those idols on the backs of animals. They are only heavy burdens that must be carried. They do nothing but make people tired. ² But they all bowed down and fell to the ground. They couldn’t escape; they were all carried away like prisoners.

³ “Family of Jacob, listen to me! You who are left from the family of Israel, listen! I have carried you since you left your mother’s womb. I carried you when you were born,