Isaiah 37:19

so as to put their gods into fire—for they [are] no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone—and they destroy them.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

In Context

18Truly, O YHWH, kings of Asshur have laid waste all the lands and their land,

20And now, our God YHWH, save us from his hand, and all kingdoms of the earth know that You [are] YHWH, You alone.”

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:21And they forsake their idols there, and David and his men lift them up.

Isaiah 10:7And he does not think [it] so, || And his heart does not reckon [it] so, || For—to destroy [is] in his heart, || And to cut off nations—not a few.

Isaiah 10:10As my hand has gotten to the kingdoms of a worthless thing, and their carved images, || [Greater] than Jerusalem and than Samaria,

Isaiah 26:14Dead—they do not live, || Rephaim, they do not rise, || Therefore You have inspected and destroy them, || Indeed, you destroy all their memory.

Isaiah 40:19An artisan has poured out the carved image, || And a refiner spreads it over with gold, || And he is refining chains of silver.

Isaiah 41:24Behold, you [are] of nothing, and your work of nothing, || An abomination—it fixes on you.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 37:9-21

Prayer of Hezekiah. ( b. c. 710.) 8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. 11… Read the whole commentary →

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