Isaiah 37:19

19 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the 1work of men's hands, wood and stone. So they have 2destroyed them.

Isaiah 37:19 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 37:19

And, have cast their gods into the fire.
&c.] And burnt them; and it may well be asked, where are they? ( Isaiah 36:19 ) : for they were no gods, but the works of men's hands, wood and stone;
they were made of wood or of stone, and therefore could not be called gods; nor could they save the nations that worshipped them, nor themselves, from the fire: therefore they have destroyed them;
the Assyrian kings were able to do it, and did do it, because they were idols of wood or stone; but it did not therefore follow, that they were a match for the God of Israel, the true, and living God.

Isaiah 37:19 In-Context

17 "Incline Your ear, O LORD , and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD , and see; and listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to reproach the living God.
18 "Truly, O LORD , the kings of Assyria have devastated all the countries and their lands,
19 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.
20 "Now, O LORD our God, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, LORD , are God."
21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent word to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the LORD , the God of Israel, 'Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria,

Cross References 2

  • 1. Isaiah 2:8; Isaiah 17:8; Isaiah 41:24, 29
  • 2. Isaiah 26:14
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