52 “But days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will punish her idols,(A)
and throughout her land
    the wounded will groan.(B)

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Gods of Babylon

46 Bel(A) bows down, Nebo stoops low;
    their idols(B) are borne by beasts of burden.[a]
The images that are carried(C) about are burdensome,
    a burden for the weary.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 46:1 Or are but beasts and cattle

They stoop and bow down together;
    unable to rescue the burden,
    they themselves go off into captivity.(A)

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“Announce and proclaim(A) among the nations,
    lift up a banner(B) and proclaim it;
    keep nothing back, but say,
‘Babylon will be captured;(C)
    Bel(D) will be put to shame,(E)
    Marduk(F) filled with terror.
Her images will be put to shame
    and her idols(G) filled with terror.’

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12 your mother will be greatly ashamed;
    she who gave you birth will be disgraced.(A)
She will be the least of the nations—
    a wilderness, a dry land, a desert.(B)

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35 “A sword(A) against the Babylonians!”(B)
    declares the Lord
“against those who live in Babylon
    and against her officials and wise(C) men!
36 A sword against her false prophets!
    They will become fools.
A sword against her warriors!(D)
    They will be filled with terror.(E)
37 A sword against her horses and chariots(F)
    and all the foreigners in her ranks!
    They will become weaklings.(G)
A sword against her treasures!(H)
    They will be plundered.

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