Verse 1
Bel. Abbreviation of Baal = lord. Here = Zeus, or Jupiter of the Greek and Roman mythology.
Nebo. Answers to the Egyptian Anubis, Greek Hermes, and Roman Mercurius (compare Acts 14:12 ). These gods were indeed brought down.
your carriages = the things ye carried about: i.e. in procession (Amos 5:26 ).
were heavy loaden = are become a burden.
they are a burden = [are even now] loaded on beasts [for exile].
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