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Isaiah 46:1

Isaiah 46:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Bel: 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 images were carried in triumph. Isaiah 21:9, Isaiah 41:6-7; Exodus 12:12; 1 Samuel 5:3; Jeremiah 48:1-25, Jeremiah 50:2, Jeremiah 51:44, Jeremiah 51:47, Jeremiah 51:52

a burden: Isaiah 2:20; Jeremiah 10:5

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