Isaiah 46:1

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.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 41:7 Contrast

Isaiah 41:7 says craftsmen nail idols so they won't topple — a stark contrast to the bowing of Bel and Nebo here.

Isaiah 21:9 Parallel

Isaiah 21:9 prophesies the fall of Babylon and its idols, directly correlating to the collapse of Bel and Nebo in Isaiah 46:1.

Isaiah 44:9 Parallel

Isaiah 44:9 declares idol makers are nothing and their idols profitless — echoes the futility of Bel and Nebo carried away.

Isaiah 37:19 states Assyrian gods were cast into fire as works of men's hands — same point that idols are powerless man-made objects.

Isaiah 19:1 Parallel

Isaiah 19:1 shows Egyptian idols trembling before the Lord — parallel to Babylonian gods bowing in Isaiah 46:1.

Jeremiah 50:2 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 50:2 directly names Bel being put to shame — the same god and fate prophesied here.

Jeremiah 51:44 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 51:44 says God will punish Bel and make him spew out his plunder — continuing the judgment on Babylon's idol.

Jeremiah 51:47 declares God will punish Babylon's idols — echoing the humiliation of Bel and Nebo here.

In Jeremiah 10:5, idols are described as helpless objects that must be carried—directly reinforcing the powerless burden of Bel and Nebo here.

Jeremiah 51:52 reinforces that God will punish Babylon's idols — aligning with the downfall of Bel and Nebo.

1 Samuel 5:3 reports Dagon falling before the ark — matching the humbling of Babylonian idols here.

Exodus 12:12 records God judging Egypt's gods — the same pattern of divine triumph over idols seen here with Babylon's gods.

Daniel 11:8 Parallel

Daniel 11:8 describes carrying off idols as spoils, mirroring the captivity of Bel and Nebo here.

Hosea 10:6 Parallel

Hosea 10:6 describes the golden calf idol being carried to Assyria, paralleling the fate of idols in Isaiah 46:1.

Nahum 1:14 Parallel

Nahum 1:14 pronounces cutting off idols from Nineveh, similar judgment on helpless idols as here.

Habakkuk 2:18 mocks idols as profitless and speechless, reinforcing the helplessness depicted in Isaiah 46:1.

Jeremiah 51:18 echoes that idols are worthless and perish in judgment, similar to Bel and Nebo being carried away here.

Judges 6:31 Parallel

In Judges 6:31, Joash challenges Baal to defend himself—mirroring the helplessness of Bel and Nebo who cannot save themselves from being carried off.

Jeremiah 48:7 says Chemosh goes into captivity — mirrors the humbling of Bel and Nebo being carried off.

Jeremiah 43:12 describes burning and carrying away Egypt's gods — similar to Bel and Nebo being borne as burdens.

Psalm 115:4 Parallel

Psalm 115:4 describes idols as silver and gold made by human hands — the same futility as Bel and Nebo being carried as burdens.

Psalm 96:5 Parallel

In Psalm 96:5, the declaration that all gods of the nations are idols (worthless) directly affirms the message here: Bel and Nebo are nothing.

In 2 Kings 19:18, Assyrian gods are cast into fire as mere wood and stone—reinforcing that these idols are lifeless objects, not divine.

In 2 Samuel 5:21, David's men burn the abandoned images of the Philistines—showing that idols are powerless to protect themselves or their worshippers.

Daniel 4:8 Allusion

Daniel 4:8 mentions Daniel's name Belteshazzar, named after the god Bel, linking directly to Bel in Isaiah 46:1.

Jeremiah 48:13 says Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh — parallel to the shame of trusting in idols like Bel and Nebo.

Jeremiah 25:12 prophesies punishment of Babylon after seventy years — connects to the fall of Babylon's gods in Isaiah 46:1.

In 2 Chronicles 25:15, Amaziah is rebuked for worshiping gods that could not deliver their own people—echoing the impotence of the burdened idols here.