2 Kings 19:18

18 They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.

2 Kings 19:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 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.
ESV
18 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed.
NLT
18 And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all—only idols of wood and stone shaped by human hands.
MSG
18 Huge bonfires they made of their gods, their no-gods hand-made from wood and stone.
CSB
18 They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but made by human hands-wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

2 Kings 19:18 In-Context

16 Give ear, LORD, and hear; open your eyes, LORD, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.
17 “It is true, LORD, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands.
18 They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.
19 Now, LORD our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, LORD, are God.”
20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Isaiah 44:9-11; Jeremiah 10:3-10
  • 2. Deuteronomy 4:28; Psalms 115:4; Acts 17:29
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