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Isaiah 46:3 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 46 · verse 3
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:Isaiah 46:3 · King James Version
Isaiah 46:3 in context
1Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
2They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
3Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
4And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
5To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
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Key words (Strong's)
- Hearkenshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- remnantshᵉʼêrîytha remainder or residual portionH7611 →
- carriednâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
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We are here told, I. That the false gods will certainly fail their worshippers when they have most need of them, Isa 46:1, Isa 46:2. Bel and Nebo were two celebrated idols of Babylon. Some make Bel to be a contraction of Baal;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4