Parallel Verses

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And they spake
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 call with a great voice in Jewish, against the people of Jerusalem who are on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them, that they may capture the city, 19 and they speak against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land -- work of the hands of man. 20 And Hezekiah the king prayeth, and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, concerning this, and they cry to the heavens,



Cross References

2 Kings 19:18

and have put their gods into fire, for they are no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone, and destroy them.

Isaiah 2:8

And its land is full of idols, To the work of its hands it boweth itself, To that which its fingers have made,

Deuteronomy 4:28

and ye have served there gods, work of man's hands, wood and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

Deuteronomy 27:15

Cursed is the man who maketh a graven and molten image, the abomination of Jehovah, work of the hands of an artificer, and hath put it in a secret place, -- and all the people have answered and said, Amen.

1 Samuel 17:36

Both the lion and the bear hath thy servant smitten, and this uncircumcised Philistine hath been as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of the living God.'

2 Chronicles 6:6

and I fix on Jerusalem for My name being there, and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.

2 Chronicles 32:13-17

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

Job 15:25-26

For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty.

Psalm 10:13-14

Wherefore hath the wicked despised God? He hath said in his heart, 'It is not required.'

Psalm 73:8-11

They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.

Psalm 76:1-2

To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- A Psalm of Asaph. -- A Song. In Judah is God known, in Israel His name is great.

Psalm 78:68

And He chooseth the tribe of Judah, With mount Zion that He loved,

Psalm 87:1-3

By sons of Korah. -- A Psalm, a song. His foundation is in holy mountains.

Psalm 115:4-8

Their idols are silver and gold, work of man's hands,

Psalm 132:13-14

For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired it for a seat to Himself,

Psalm 135:15-18

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, Work of the hands of man.

Psalm 139:19-20

Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!

Isaiah 14:32

And what doth one answer the messengers of a nation? 'That Jehovah hath founded Zion, And in it do the poor of His people trust!'

Isaiah 37:19

so as to put their gods into fire -- for they are no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone -- and they destroy them.

Isaiah 44:16-20

Half of it he hath burnt in the fire, By this half of it he eateth flesh, He roasteth a roasting, and is satisfied, Yea, he is warm, and saith: 'Aha, I have become warm, I have enjoyed the light.

Jeremiah 1:16

And I have spoken My judgments with them concerning all their evil, in that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, and bow themselves to the works of their own hands.

Jeremiah 10:3

For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, For a tree from a forest hath one cut, Work of the hands of an artificer, with an axe,

Jeremiah 10:9

Spread-out silver from Tarshish is brought, And gold from Uphaz, Work of an artisan, and of the hands of a refiner, Blue and purple is their clothing, Work of the skilful -- all of them.

Jeremiah 32:30

For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have been only doing evil in Mine eyes, from their youth; for the sons of Israel are only provoking Me with the work of their hands -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

Hosea 8:5-6

Cast off hath thy calf, O Samaria, Burned hath Mine anger against them, Till when are they not capable of purity?

Hebrews 12:22

But, ye came to Mount Zion, and to a city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of messengers,

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