Yesaya 21:9
Konteks21:9 Look what’s coming!
A charioteer,
a team of horses.” 1
When questioned, he replies, 2
“Babylon has fallen, fallen!
All the idols of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
Yesaya 46:1
KonteksNebo 4 bends low.
Their images weigh down animals and beasts. 5
Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals. 6
[21:9] 1 tn Or “[with] teams of horses,” or perhaps, “with a pair of horsemen.”
[21:9] 2 tn Heb “and he answered and said” (so KJV, ASV).
[46:1] 3 sn Bel was the name of a Babylonian god. The name was originally associated with Enlil, but later was applied to Marduk. See HALOT 132 s.v. בֵּל.
[46:1] 4 sn Nebo is a variation of the name of the Babylonian god Nabu.
[46:1] 5 tn Heb “their images belong to animals and beasts”; NIV “their idols are borne by beasts of burden”; NLT “are being hauled away.”
[46:1] 6 tn Heb “your loads are carried [as] a burden by a weary [animal].”