19 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.

Other Translations of Isaiah 37:19

King James Version

19 And have cast cast: Heb. given 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.

English Standard Version

19 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 were destroyed.

The Message

19 They've thrown their gods into the trash and burned them - no great achievement since they were no-gods anyway, gods made in workshops, carved from wood and chiseled from rock. An end to the no-gods!

New King James Version

19 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 have destroyed them.

New Living Translation

19 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.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 37:19

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Isaiah 37 is the same as 2 Kings 19. Thus, please see the commentary on 2 Kings 19.