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Isaiah 37:19

They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.

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ASV

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

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.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְנָתֹ֥ןve.na.Tonand they have putH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.Hemgods theirH430 →
בָּאֵ֑שׁba.'Eshin the fireH784 →
כִּי֩kiforH3588 →
לֹ֨אlo'notH3808 →
אֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.Him[were] godsH430 →
הֵ֗מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992 →
כִּ֣יkithatH3588 →
אִם־'im-exceptH518 →
מַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.Seh[the] work ofH4639 →
יְדֵֽי־ye.dei-[the] hands ofH3027 →
אָדָ֛ם'a.Dama personH120 →
עֵ֥ץ'etzwoodH6086 →
וָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venand stoneH68 →
וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.Dumand they destroyed themH6 →

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Jeremiah 2:11Has a nation ever changed its gods, though they are no gods at all? Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.Psalms 135:15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.Galatians 4:8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.Jeremiah 16:20Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”Daniel 11:8He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,2 Kings 1:2Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”Isaiah 2:8Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.Genesis 31:30Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”Jeremiah 1:16I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.Psalms 115:4Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.Psalms 115:4–8Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.Jeremiah 10:11Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”2 Samuel 5:21There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.Isaiah 26:14The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.Isaiah 44:9–10All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.Isaiah 41:7The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.Isaiah 41:24Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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