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Babylon's false gods have no power

46 Bel bends down to the ground.
    Nebo lies down low.[a]
Their images are heavy loads on the backs of animals.
    The animals become tired and weak as they carry them away.
Those gods fall down and they lie together on the ground!
    They have no power to rescue their images.
The gods themselves go as prisoners to a foreign land,
    together with their images.

The Lord says,

‘Listen to me, you family of Jacob.
    Yes, listen to me, all you Israelites who are still alive.
I have taken care of you since you first became a nation.
    I have carried you since you were born.

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Footnotes

  1. 46:1 Bel and Nebo were gods of Babylon.