Isaiah

Isaiah 46:1–2

¹Bel crouches; Nebo cowers.

Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle.

The images you carry are burdensome,

a load to the weary animal.

²The gods cower; they crouch together,

unable to relieve the burden;

but they themselves go into captivity.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Bel	בֵּל֙	bêl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1078 Bel
crouches	כָּרַ֥ע	kā·ra‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3766 bow down
Nebo	נְב֔וֹ	nə·ḇōw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5015 ? or from another
cowers	קֹרֵ֣ס	qō·rês	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7164 bend down, stoop, crouch
Their idols	עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם	‘ă·ṣab·bê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6091 idol
beasts	לַחַיָּ֖ה	la·ḥay·yāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
and cattle	וְלַבְּהֵמָ֑ה	wə·lab·bə·hê·māh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
The images you carry	נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶ֣ם	nə·śu·’ō·ṯê·ḵem	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5385 what is borne about
are burdensome	עֲמוּס֔וֹת	‘ă·mū·sō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H6006 load
a load	מַשָּׂ֖א	maś·śā	Noun - masculine singular	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
to the weary	לַעֲיֵפָֽה׃	la·‘ă·yê·p̄āh	Preposition-l; Adjective - feminine singular	H5889 faint, weary

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The gods cower	קָרְס֤וּ	qā·rə·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7164 bend down, stoop, crouch
they crouch	כָֽרְעוּ֙	ḵā·rə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3766 bow down
together	יַחְדָּ֔ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
unable	יָכְל֖וּ	yā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to relieve	מַלֵּ֣ט	mal·lêṭ	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H4422 slip away
the burden	מַשָּׂ֑א	maś·śā	Noun - masculine singular	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
but they	וְנַפְשָׁ֖ם	wə·nap̄·šām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
themselves go	הָלָֽכָה׃ס	hā·lā·ḵāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
into captivity	בַּשְּׁבִ֥י	baš·šə·ḇî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 46:1 Isaiah 21:9 · Jeremiah 51:44 · Jeremiah 50:2 · Jeremiah 10:5 · 1 Samuel 5:3 · Isaiah 2:20 · Isaiah 41:6–7 · Exodus 12:12 · Jeremiah 51:52 · Jeremiah 48:1–25 · Jeremiah 51:47

Isaiah 46:2 Jeremiah 48:7 · Judges 18:17–18 · Jeremiah 43:12–13 · Judges 18:24 · 2 Samuel 5:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.