1; The idols of Babylon could not save themselves.
3; God saves his people to the end.
5; Idols are not comparable to God for power,
12; or present salvation.
* Bel.
Bel, called Belus by the Greek and Roman writers, is the same
as Baal; and Nebo is interpreted by Castell and Norberg of
Mercury; the two principal idols of Babylon. When that city
was taken by the Persians, these images were carried in
triumph.
# 21:9; 41:6,7; Ex 12:12; 1Sa 5:3; Jer 48:1-25; 50:2; 51:44,47,52|
* a burden.
# 2:20; Jer 10:5|
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