Both the idols and their owners are bowed down. The gods cannot protect the people, and the people cannot protect the gods. They go off into captivity together.

都一同弯腰屈身，不能保全重驮，自己倒被掳去。

这些神明一同屈身叩拜，不能救自己，反倒遭人掳去。

这些神明一同屈身叩拜，不能救自己，反倒遭人掳去。

它们一同屈膝降服，不但救不了被掳的巴比伦人，自己也被掳去。

它们一同弯腰、俯伏，不能保护重负，它们自己反倒被掳去了。

它们一同屈蹲、屈伏，不但不能保全负载，连自己也被掳去了。

都一同彎腰屈身，不能保全重馱，自己倒被擄去。

這些神明一同屈身叩拜，不能救自己，反倒遭人擄去。

這些神明一同屈身叩拜，不能救自己，反倒遭人擄去。

它們一同屈膝降服，不但救不了被擄的巴比倫人，自己也被擄去。

它們一同彎腰、俯伏，不能保護重負，它們自己反倒被擄去了。

他們一概彎腰跌落，屈身仆倒，不能保全重馱，自己反倒被擄而去。

它們一同屈蹲、屈伏，不但不能保全負載，連自己也被擄去了。

彼皆傾覆、同俯伏、不能救其重負、己亦為人所虜、○

巴勒、尼破俱已隕越、不能保其偶像、為人所虜。

彼皆傾仆顛蹶、不能救所負之像、乃見擄掠、

They stoop and bow down together; unable to rescue the burden, they themselves go off into captivity.

The gods named Bel and Nebo are brought down in shame together. They aren’t able to save their own statues. They themselves are carried off as prisoners.

They stoop; they bow down together; they cannot save the burden, but themselves go into captivity.

The gods cower; they crouch together; they are not able to rescue the burden, but they themselves go into captivity.

They stooped over, they have bowed down together; They could not rescue the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity.

They stoop, they bow down together; They could not deliver the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity.

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

The gods cower; they crouch together; they are not able to rescue the burden, but they themselves go into captivity.

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

Together they bend low and kneel down; they are unable to rescue the images; they themselves head off into captivity.

They stoop and they bow down together. They could not deliver the burden, but they have gone into captivity.

Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill, you will be taken captive. Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands!

the five scouts entered the shrine and removed the carved image, the sacred ephod, the household idols, and the cast idol. Meanwhile, the priest was standing at the gate with the 600 armed warriors.When the priest saw the men carrying all the sacred objects out of Micah’s shrine, he said,“ What are you doing?”

The Philistines had abandoned their idols there, so David and his men confiscated them.

He will set fire to the temples of Egypt’s gods; he will burn the temples and carry the idols away as plunder. He will pick clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd picks fleas from his cloak. And he himself will leave unharmed.He will break down the sacred pillars standing in the temple of the sun in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of Egypt’s gods.’”

“ What do you mean,‘ What’s the matter?’” Micah replied.“ You’ve taken away all the gods I have made, and my priest, and I have nothing left!”

“ Don’t let Hezekiah mislead you by saying,‘ The Lord will rescue us!’ Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria?What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power?

And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all— only idols of wood and stone shaped by human hands.

“ Gather together and come, you fugitives from surrounding nations. What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save!

The people of Samaria tremble in fear for their calf idol at Beth aven, and they mourn for it. Though its priests rejoice over it, its glory will be stripped away.This idol will be carted away to Assyria, a gift to the great king there. Ephraim will be ridiculed and Israel will be shamed, because its people have trusted in this idol.

Then he takes what’s left and makes his god: a carved idol! He falls down in front of it, worshiping and praying to it.“ Rescue me!” he says.“ You are my god!”

Have the gods of other nations rescued them— such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel assar? My predecessors destroyed them all!