Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as they did about the gods of the other peoples of the world—the work of human hands. New Living Translation These officers talked about the God of Jerusalem as though he were one of the pagan gods, made by human hands. English Standard Version And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they spoke of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men’s hands. Berean Standard Bible They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands. King James Bible And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man. New King James Version And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth—the work of men’s hands. New American Standard Bible They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they did against the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of human hands. NASB 1995 They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men’s hands. NASB 1977 And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men’s hands. Legacy Standard Bible And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men’s hands. Amplified Bible They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as [they spoke of] the gods of the peoples of the earth, [which are only] the work of the hands of men. Christian Standard Bible They spoke against the God of Jerusalem like they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth, which were made by human hands. Holman Christian Standard Bible They spoke against the God of Jerusalem like they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth, which were made by human hands. American Standard Version And they spake of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands. Contemporary English Version The officials talked about the LORD God as if he were nothing but an ordinary god or an idol that someone had made. English Revised Version And they spake of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands. GOD'S WORD® Translation They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the gods made by human hands and worshiped by the people in other countries. Good News Translation They talked about the God of Jerusalem in the same way that they talked about the gods of the other peoples, idols made by human hands. International Standard Version In doing so, they spoke about the God of Jerusalem as if he were like the gods of the nations of the earth that are made by the hands of human beings. Majority Standard Bible They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth?the work of human hands. NET Bible They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth. New Heart English Bible They spoke of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands. Webster's Bible Translation And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, the work of the hands of man. World English Bible They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men’s hands. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they speak against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land—work of the hands of man. Young's Literal Translation and they speak against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land -- work of the hands of man. Smith's Literal Translation And they will speak against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land, the work of the hand of man. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, the works of the hands of men. Catholic Public Domain Version And he was speaking against the God of Jerusalem, just as against the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are works of the hands of men. New American Bible They spoke of the God of Israel as though he were one of the gods of the other peoples of the earth, a work of human hands. New Revised Standard Version They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as if he were like the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of human hands. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they spoke in the name of the gods of the people of the earth and also in the name of the God of Jerusalem, imploring him to reward them according to the work of their hands. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they spoke by the gods of the Gentiles of the Earth, also by the God who was Ruler in Jerusalem, that he would pay them for the works of their hands. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he spoke against the God of Jerusalem, even as against the gods of the nations of the earth, the works of the hands of men. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sennacherib Boasts Against the LORD…18Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city. 19They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth— the work of human hands. Cross References Isaiah 37:23 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! 2 Kings 19:22 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! Isaiah 36:20 Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” 2 Kings 18:35 Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” Daniel 3:15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?” Exodus 5:2 But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.” Psalm 74:18 Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name. Psalm 79:10 Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants. Psalm 89:51 how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one! Isaiah 10:15 Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood! Isaiah 37:10-13 “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. / Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? / Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? ... 2 Kings 19:10-13 “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. / Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? / Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? ... 2 Kings 18:32-35 until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ / Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? / Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? ... Isaiah 36:18-20 Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? / Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? / Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” 2 Kings 19:4 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.” Treasury of Scripture And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man. spake 2 Chronicles 32:13-17 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand? … 1 Samuel 17:36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. Job 15:25,26 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty… the God 2 Chronicles 6:6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel. Psalm 76:1,2 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel… Psalm 78:68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. the work Deuteronomy 4:28 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. Deuteronomy 27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. 2 Kings 19:18 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. Jump to Previous Earth Gods Hand Hands Jerusalem Peoples Speak Talking Work WorldJump to Next Earth Gods Hand Hands Jerusalem Peoples Speak Talking Work World2 Chronicles 32 1. Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifies himself, and encourages his people9. Hezekiah and Isaiah pray against the blasphemies of Sennarchib 21. An angel destroys the host of the Assyrians 24. Hezekiah praying in his sickness, God gives him a sign of recovery 25. His proud heart is humbled by God 27. His wealth and works 31. His error in the ambassage of Babylon 32. He dying, Manasseh succeeds him They spoke against This phrase indicates a direct verbal assault or blasphemy. In the Hebrew context, the word used here can imply a form of defiance or rebellion. Historically, speaking against a deity was not merely an act of disrespect but a challenge to the deity's power and authority. In the context of ancient Near Eastern cultures, where words were believed to have power, this act was seen as a significant affront. the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth the work of human hands People.--Peoples. The work.--The versions have "works." Instead of repeating the offers which the Assyrian envoys made to the people of Jerusalem, to induce them to submit, the chronicler dwells on that blasphemy against the God of Israel which was the cause of the Assyrian overthrow. The work of the hands of man.--A reminiscence of 2Kings 19:18 : "And they put their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone" (part of Hezekiah's prayer). Verse 19. - As against the gods of the people of the earth, the work of the hands of men. Our compiler, at all events, signalizes the difference, which Sennacherib worse than minimizes, between the God of Israel and the so-called gods of the surrounding heathen nations.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ (way·ḏab·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the God אֱלֹהֵ֖י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel as they had spoken against כְּעַ֗ל (kə·‘al) Preposition-k Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the gods אֱלֹהֵי֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of the peoples עַמֵּ֣י (‘am·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the earth— הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land the work מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה (ma·‘ă·śêh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property of human הָאָדָֽם׃ (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being hands. יְדֵ֥י (yə·ḏê) Noun - fdc Strong's 3027: A hand Links 2 Chronicles 32:19 NIV2 Chronicles 32:19 NLT 2 Chronicles 32:19 ESV 2 Chronicles 32:19 NASB 2 Chronicles 32:19 KJV 2 Chronicles 32:19 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 32:19 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 32:19 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 32:19 French Bible 2 Chronicles 32:19 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 32:19 They spoke of the God of Jerusalem (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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