1Bel 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.
2Both the idols and their owners are bowed down. The gods cannot protect the people, and the people cannot protect the gods. They go off into captivity together.
Isaiah 46 is a courtroom satire and a theological manifesto. The prophet mocks the gods of Babylon — Bel and Nebo — as burdens that must be carried by weary animals, while Yahweh declares that He alone carries His people from birth to old age. The chapter pivots from idolatry's a
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