Verse Comparison: Isaiah 46:2
American Standard Version
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
Amplified® Bible
[The gods] stoop, they bow down together; they cannot save [their own idols], but are themselves going into captivity.
Contemporary English Version
They are down on their knees to rescue the heavy load, but the images are still taken to a foreign country.
Darby English Version
They bend, they are bowed down together; they could not deliver the burden, and themselves are gone into captivity.
Good News Bible
The idols cannot save themselves; they are captured and carried away. This is the end for Babylon's gods!
King James Version
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
New American Standard Bible
They stooped over, they have bowed down together; They could not rescue the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity.
New International Version
They stoop and bow down together;
unable to rescue the burden,
they themselves go off into captivity.
New King James Version
They stoop, they bow down together;
They could not deliver the burden,
But have themselves gone into captivity.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They stooped over, they have bowed down together; They could not rescue the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity.
Revised Standard Version
They stoop, they bow down together, they cannot save the burden, but themselves go into captivity.
Young's Literal Translation
They have stooped, they have bowed together, They have not been able to deliver the burden, And themselves into captivity have gone.
