“直到你们年老，我还是一样；直到你们发白，我仍然怀抱你。我以前既然这样作了，以后我仍必提携你；我必怀抱你，也必拯救你。
他们把神像抬起来，扛在肩头上，然后把它安置在固定的地方, 它就立在那里，总不离开它的本位. 虽然有人向它呼求，它也不能回答；它也不能救人脱离患难。”
以赛亚书 46:4, 7
“Even to your old age I will be the same, And even to your graying years I will carry you! I have done it, and I will bear you; And I will carry you and I will save you.
They lift it on the shoulder, carry it, And set it in its place, and it stands there. It does not move from its place. Though one may shout to it, it cannot answer; It cannot save him from his distress.”
Isaiah 46:4, 7
Through the words of Isaiah, God compares the strength of Babylonian gods to Himself.
The specific gods mentioned are Bel and Nebo (Isaiah 46:1–2). Bel, also known as Marduk (Jeremiah 50:2), was the chief god of the city of Babylon and the national god of Babylonia. He was the considered to be the god of order and destiny. Nabu was believed to be the son of Marduk and the one who knows all and sees all.
With a twist of irony, God says that He does what these two gods can’t do—rescue His people (Isaiah 46:3–7).
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