Isaiah 46:1
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Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
In other translations
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
Hebrew words
כָּרַעkara'he has bowed downH3766בֵּלbelBelH1078קֹרֵסkores[is] stooping lowH7164נְבוֹnevoNeboH5015הָיוּhayuthey belongH1961עֲצַבֵּיהֶם'atzabeihemidols theirH6091לַחַיָּהlachaiyahto the animal[s]H2416וְלַבְּהֵמָהvelabehemahand to the cattleH929נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶםnesu'oteikhemburdens yourH5385עֲמוּסוֹתamusot[are] carriedH6006מַשָּׂאmasa'a loadH4853לַעֲיֵפָה׃la'ayefahfor a weary [animal]H5889
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