Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Bel 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.
A burden
Bible References
Bel
Isaiah 21:9 “Now behold, here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs.”
And one said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon;
And all theimages of her gods are shattered on the ground.”
And one said, “
And all the
Isaiah 41:6 Each one helps his neighbor
And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
Exodus 12:12
For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments—I am the Lord.
1 Samuel 5:3
When the Ashdodites arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him in his place again.
Jeremiah 48:1
Concerning Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,
“Woe toNebo, for it has been destroyed;
Kiriathaim has been put to shame, it has been captured;
The lofty stronghold has been put to shame andshattered.
“Woe to
The lofty stronghold has been put to shame and
Jeremiah 50:2 “Declare and proclaim among the nations.
Proclaim it andlift up a standard.
Do not conceal it but say,
‘Babylon has been captured,
Bel has been put to shame, Marduk has been shattered;
Herimages have been put to shame, her idols have been shattered.’
Proclaim it and
Do not conceal it but say,
‘
Her
Jeremiah 51:44 “I will punish Bel in Babylon,
And I will make what he has swallowedcome out of his mouth;
And the nations will no longerstream to him.
Even thewall of Babylon has fallen down!
And I will make what he has swallowed
And the nations will no longer
Even the
A burden
Isaiah 2:20 In that day men will cast away to the moles and the bats
Their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
Which they made for themselves to worship,
Their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
Which they made for themselves to worship,
Jeremiah 10:5 “Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And theycannot speak;
They must becarried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For theycan do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
And they
They must be
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they
Nor can they do any good.”