Isaiah 46:1, The idols of Babylon could not save themselves; Isaiah 46:3, God saves his people to the end; Isaiah 46:5, Idols are not comparable to God for power, Isaiah 46:12. or present salvation.
Bible Commentary
Isaiah 46
Isaiah 46 — Overview
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain
The Daily Devotional
One devotional. Every morning.
The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.
We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.
Continue tomorrow
Turn Bible study into a daily habit
Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.
Recommended reading
More for Isaiah 46
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Isaiah 46 — OverviewIsaiah 46 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleGod, by the prophet here, designing shortly to deliver them out of
their captivity, prepared them for that deliverance by possessing them
with a detestation of idols and with a believing confidence in God,
even…Isaiah 46 — OverviewIsaiah 46 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains a prophecy of the taking of Babylon by Cyrus, and of the deliverance of the Jews; who are encouraged to expect the divine protection, and a continuance of it; are dehorted from idolatry, and…Isaiah 46:1-4Isaiah 46:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe are here told,
I. That the false gods will certainly fail their worshippers when they
have most need of them, v. 1, 2. Bel and Nebo were two celebrated idols
of Babylon. Some make Bel to be a contraction of…Isaiah 46:1Isaiah 46:1 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeBel: Bel, called Belus by the Greek and Roman writers, is the same as Baal; and Nebo is interpreted by Castell and Norberg of Mercury; the two principal idols of Babylon. When that city was taken by the Persians, these…Isaiah 46:2Isaiah 46:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethey could: Isaiah 36:18-19, Isaiah 37:12, Isaiah 37:19, Isaiah 44:17, Isaiah 45:20
but: Judges 18:17-18, Judges 18:24; 2 Samuel 5:21; Jeremiah 43:12-13, Jeremiah 48:7
themselves are: Heb. their soul isIsaiah 46:2Isaiah 46:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThey 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…