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Amplified
and have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not [real] gods but [only] the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. So they [could destroy them and] have destroyed them.
New American Standard Bible
and have cast their gods into the fire,
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.
Holman Bible
They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but made by human hands—wood and stone.
International Standard Version
throwing their gods into the fire, since they weren't gods but rather were the product of men's handiwork wood and stone. And so they destroyed them.
A Conservative 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.
American Standard 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.
Bible in Basic English
And have given their gods to the fire; for they were no gods, but wood and stone, the work of men's hands; so they have given them to destruction.
Darby Translation
and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore have they destroyed them.
Julia Smith Translation
And they gave their gods into fire, for they were not gods, but the work of the hands of man, wood and stone: and they will destroy them.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He has hurled their gods in the fire because they [are] not gods, but the work of the hands of a human [made of] wood and stone, so they destroyed them.
Modern King James verseion
and have thrown their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone, and they have destroyed them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and have set fire on their gods. For they were no gods - but the work of the hands of man; even wood and stone. And therefore they destroyed them.
NET Bible
They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
and have put their gods in the fire, - for, no-gods, were, they, but the work of the hands of men - wood and stone, and so they destroyed them.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and have put their gods into fire, for they are no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone, and destroy them.
Themes
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Prayed against by hezekiah
Idol » Made of » Wood and stone
Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 19:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hezekiah Prays To Yahweh
17 It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have devastated the nations and their lands 18 and have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not [real] gods but [only] the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. So they [could destroy them and] have destroyed them. 19 Now, O Lord our God, please, save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know [without any doubt] that You alone, O Lord, are God.”
Cross References
Acts 17:29
So then, being God’s children, we should not think that the Divine Nature (deity) is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination or skill of man.
Isaiah 44:9-20
All who make carved idols are nothing. Their precious objects are worthless [to them], and their own witnesses (worshipers) fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame.
Jeremiah 10:3-9
For the customs and decrees of the peoples are [mere] delusion [exercises in futility];
It is only wood which one cuts from the forest [to make a god],
The work of the hands of the craftsman with the axe or cutting tool.
2 Samuel 5:21
The Philistines abandoned their [pagan] idols there, so David and his men took them away [to be burned].
Psalm 115:4-8
The idols [of the nations] are silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
Isaiah 37:18-19
It is true, O Lord, that the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries and their lands,
Isaiah 46:1-2
Their idols are on the beasts [of burden] and on the cattle.
Your burdens [of idols] are loaded [on them],
Burdens on the weary animals.
Jeremiah 10:14-16
Every man has become [like a brute] irrational and stupid, without knowledge [of God];
Every goldsmith is shamed by his carved idols;
For his molten images are frauds and lies,
And there is no breath in them.