Isaiah 46:2
World English Bible (WEB)
They stoop and they bow down together. They could not deliver the burden, but they have gone into captivity.
In context
1 Bel bows down. Nebo stoops. Their idols are carried by animals, and on the livestock. The things that you carried around are heavy loads, a burden for the weary.
2 They stoop and they bow down together. They could not deliver the burden, but they have gone into captivity.
3 “Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been carried from their birth, that have been carried from the womb.
4 Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
Isaiah 46:2 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- They stoop and they bow down together. They could not deliver the burden, but they have gone into captivity.
- KJV King James Version
- They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.
- ASV American Standard Version
- They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- They have stooped, they have bowed together, They have not been able to deliver the burden, And themselves into captivity have gone.
- DBY Darby Translation
- They bend, they are bowed down together; they could not deliver the burden, and themselves are gone into captivity.
- WBS Webster Bible
- They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves have gone into captivity.