Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 shouted it with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them, in order that they might take the city. 19 They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men’s hands. 20 Then 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 not gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed.

Isaiah 2:8

Their land is filled with idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their own fingers have made.

Deuteronomy 4:28

And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

Deuteronomy 27:15

"'Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the LORD, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.'And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen.'

1 Samuel 17:36

Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God."

2 Chronicles 6:6

but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'

2 Chronicles 32:13-17

Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to deliver their lands out of my hand?

Job 15:25-26

Because he has stretched out his hand against God and defies the Almighty,

Psalm 10:13-14

Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, "You will not call to account"?

Psalm 73:8-11

They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression.

Psalm 76:1-2

In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.

Psalm 78:68

but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.

Psalm 87:1-3

On the holy mount stands the city he founded;

Psalm 115:4-8

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

Psalm 132:13-14

For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:

Psalm 135:15-18

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

Psalm 139:19-20

Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me!

Isaiah 14:32

What will one answer the messengers of the nation? "The LORD has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people find 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 were destroyed.

Isaiah 44:16-20

Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, "Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!"

Jeremiah 1:16

And I will declare my judgments against them, for all their evil in forsaking me. They have made offerings to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands.

Jeremiah 10:3

for the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman.

Jeremiah 10:9

Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; their clothing is violet and purple; they are all the work of skilled men.

Jeremiah 32:30

For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth. The children of Israel have done nothing but provoke me to anger by the work of their hands, declares the LORD.

Hosea 8:5-6

I have spurned your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?

Hebrews 12:22

But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,

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