Jesaja 37,19

17 Bøy ditt øre, Herre, og hør; åpne dine øyne, Herre, og se; og lytt til alle ordene som Sankerib har sendt for å spotte den levende Gud.

18 Sannelig, Herre, Assyrias konger har ødelagt alle nasjonene og deres land,

og har kastet deres guder i ilden, for de var ingen guder, men menneskehenders verk, tre og stein. Derfor ble de ødelagt.

20 Nå, Herre vår Gud, befri oss fra hans hånd, så alle jordens riker kan vite at du alene, Herre, er Gud.”

21 Da sendte Jesaja, sønn av Amos, en melding til Hiskia og sa: “Dette sier Herren, Israels Gud: ‘Fordi du har bedt til meg angående Sankerib, kongen av Assyria,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
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
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.
DARBY
and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; and they have destroyed them.
BLB
and have given their gods into the fire—for they [are] not gods, but only the work of the hands of man—wood and stone; and they have destroyed them.
ÅB
og de har kastet deres guder i ilden; for de er ikke guder, men et verk av menneskehender, tre og stein, og derfor kunne de gjøre dem til intet.
OTB
og har kastet deres guder i ilden, for de var ingen guder, men menneskehenders verk, tre og stein. Derfor ble de ødelagt.
B1930
og de har kastet deres guder i ilden; for de er ikke guder, men et verk av menneskehender, tre og sten, og derfor kunde de gjøre dem til intet.

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