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Isaiah 46:7

They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.

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ASV

They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

KJV

They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִ֠שָּׂאֻהוּYi.sa.'u.huthey lift up itH5375 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
כָּתֵ֨ףka.Tefa shoulderH3802 →
יִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּyis.be.Lu.huthey carry itH5445 →
וְיַנִּיחֻ֤הוּve.ya.ni.Chu.huand they set down itH5117 →
תַחְתָּיו֙tach.Tavin place itsH8478 →
וְיַֽעֲמֹ֔דve.ya.'a.Modso it may standH5975 →
מִמְּקוֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.Mofrom place itsH4725 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יָמִ֑ישׁya.Mishit departsH4185 →
אַף־'af-alsoH637 →
יִצְעַ֤קyitz.'Akhe cries outH6817 →
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto itH413 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.Nehit answersH6030 →
מִצָּרָת֖וֹmi.tza.ra.Tofrom trouble hisH6869 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ׃ סyo.shi.'E.nuit delivers himH3467 →

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Isaiah 45:20Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.Jeremiah 10:4They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter.Jeremiah 10:5Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”Deuteronomy 4:28And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.Isaiah 40:20To one bereft of an offering who chooses wood that will not rot, who seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple?1 Samuel 5:3When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.Isaiah 46:1Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.1 Corinthians 12:2You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.1 Samuel 12:21Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.Jeremiah 2:28But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.Daniel 3:1King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.1 Kings 18:40Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.1 Kings 18:26And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.Jonah 1:14–16So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”Jonah 1:5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.Judges 10:12–14Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?Judges 18:17And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.Judges 6:31But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”

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