Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men’s hands.

King James Version

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.

Holman 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.

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.

A Conservative Version

And 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.

Amplified

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.

Bible in Basic English

Talking of the God of Jerusalem as if he was like the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men's hands.

Darby Translation

And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of man's hand.

Julia Smith 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.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they spoke about the God of Jerusalem as about the gods of the peoples of the earth, the works of the hands of humankind.

Modern King James verseion

And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of the hands of man.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they spake against the God of Jerusalem; as against the gods of the nations of the earth, which are the work of the hands of men.

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.

The Emphasized Bible

And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, - as against the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of the hands of men.

Webster

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.

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

the God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

ירוּשׁלים ירוּשׁלם 
Y@ruwshalaim 
Usage: 642

as against the gods
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

of the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

of the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

of the hands
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

Verse Info

Context Readings

Sennacherib's Invasion Of Judah

18 And they cried with a loud voice in the Jews language unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. 19 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. 20 And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

Cross References

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.

Isaiah 2:8

Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.

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 a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

1 Samuel 17:36

Thy servant smote 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.

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.

2 Chronicles 32:13-17

Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands in any wise able to deliver their land out of my hand?

Job 15:25-26

Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;

Psalm 10:13-14

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require it ?

Psalm 73:8-11

They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.

Psalm 76:1-2

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.

Psalm 87:1-3

His foundation is in the holy mountains.

Psalm 115:4-8

Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

Psalm 132:13-14

For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.

Psalm 135:15-18

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

Psalm 139:19-20

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.

Isaiah 14:32

What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.

Isaiah 37:19

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 have destroyed them.

Isaiah 44:16-20

He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied; yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire.

Jeremiah 1:16

And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

Jeremiah 10:3

For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.

Jeremiah 10:9

There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.

Jeremiah 32:30

For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only that which was evil in my sight from their youth; for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith Jehovah.

Hosea 8:5-6

He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

Hebrews 12:22

but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels,

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