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Isaiah 37:19

What does Isaiah 37:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 37:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

so as to put their gods into fire--for they <FI>are<Fi> no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone--and they destroy them.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the works of men's hands, of wood and stone: and they broke them in pieces.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and have cast theirgods into the fire; for they were nogods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; and they have destroyed them.

Context

v.18Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land,

v.19This passage

v.20Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, even thou only.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 36:18

    Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, Jehovah will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

  • Isaiah 41:29

    Behold, all of them, their works are vanity and nought; their molten images are wind and confusion.

  • Isaiah 41:7

    So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that it should not be moved.

  • 2 Samuel 5:21

    And they left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

  • Isaiah 44:9

    They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know: that they may be put to shame.

  • Isaiah 46:1

    Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast.

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