Yǐsaìyàshū 46:1

1 Bǐ lēi qū shēn , ní bō wān yào . Bābǐlún de ǒuxiàng tuó zaì shòu hé shēngchù shang , tāmen suǒ tái de rújīn chéng le zhòng tuó , shǐ shēngchù pí fá .

Yǐsaìyàshū 46:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth
These are names of theIsaiah 46:2

They stoop, they bow together
Either the beasts under their burdens, or other idols besides those mentioned; or rather the Babylonians themselves, who were obliged to submit to the conquerors: they could not deliver the burdens;
the idols could not save themselves from being laid as burdens upon the beasts, any more than they could save their worshippers: so the Targum understands this and the preceding clause of them;

``they are cut off, and cut to pieces together, they could not deliver those that carried them;''

or else the Babylonians are designed, who could not save their gods from being used in this shameful manner: but themselves are gone into captivity,
or "their souls" ^F13; what were as dear to them as their own souls, their idols; to whom also souls may be ascribed by way of derision, being inanimate as well as irrational; and it is not unusual for idols to be said to be carried captive; hence those words of Tertullian, "manent et simulachra caplira": or rather the Babylonians, who went into captivity themselves, and so could not save their idols: thus they who had led captive the Jews are led captive themselves; and thus it will be with mystical Babylon, ( Revelation 13:10 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (Mvpnw) "et animae eorum", V. L. Munster, Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius.

Yǐsaìyàshū 46:1 In-Context

1 Bǐ lēi qū shēn , ní bō wān yào . Bābǐlún de ǒuxiàng tuó zaì shòu hé shēngchù shang , tāmen suǒ tái de rújīn chéng le zhòng tuó , shǐ shēngchù pí fá .

2 Dōu yītóng wān yào qū shēn , bùnéng bǎoquán zhòng tuó , zìjǐ dǎo beìlǔ qù .

3 Yǎgè jiā , Yǐsèliè jiā yīqiè shèng yú de , yào tīng wǒ yán , nǐmen zì cóng shēng xià , jiù méng wǒ bǎo bào , zì cóng chū tāi , biàn méng wǒ huái chuāi .

4 Zhídào nǐmen nián lǎo , wǒ réng zhèyàng , zhídào nǐmen fā bái , wǒ réng huái chuāi , wǒ yǐ zào zuò , yĕ bì bǎo bào , wǒ bì huái bào , yĕ bì zhĕngjiù .

5 Nǐmen jiāng shuí yǔ wǒ xiāng bǐ , yǔ wǒ tóngdĕng , kĕyǐ yǔ wǒ bǐjiào , shǐ wǒmen xiāngtóng ne .