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Summary

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.

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Have cast

2 Samuel 5:21
The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men picked them up.
Isaiah 46:1
Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals.

For they were

Psalm 115:4
Their idols are made of silver and gold -- they are man-made.
Isaiah 37:18
It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the nations and their lands.
Isaiah 44:9
All who form idols are nothing; the things in which they delight are worthless. Their witnesses cannot see; they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.
Jeremiah 10:3
For the religion of these people is worthless. They cut down a tree in the forest, and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools.
Acts 17:29
So since we are God's offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.

General references

2 Kings 19:11
Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued?
Isaiah 37:15
Hezekiah prayed before the Lord:

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