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2 Chronicles 32:19

They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.
2 Chronicles 32:19 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB 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.
  • KJV 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.
  • NKJV And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth—the work of men’s hands.
  • NASB They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they did against the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of human hands.
  • NLT These officers talked about the God of Jerusalem as though he were one of the pagan gods, made by human hands.

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They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as though He were like the man-made gods of the nations. It matters because they failed to recognize Him as the living Creator.

Overview

The Assyrians lumped Yahweh together with idols 'the work of men's hands,' a fatal category error. The true God is the Maker, not a thing made, and cannot be defeated like lifeless idols. Their blasphemous misjudgment invites the demonstration that the living God alone saves, a salvation fully revealed in Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 26

  • 2 Kgs 19:18They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
  • Isa 2:8Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
  • Jer 10:3For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.
  • Jer 10:9Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.
  • Deut 4:28And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.
  • Deut 27:15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
  • 1 Sam 17:36Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
  • 2 Chr 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
  • 2 Chr 32:13–17Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?
  • Isa 37:19They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
  • Isa 14:32What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
  • Isa 44:16–20He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”
  • Job 15:25–26For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
  • Hos 8:5–6He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?
  • Heb 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
  • Ps 139:19–20O God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
  • Ps 10:13–14Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
  • Ps 73:8–11They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
  • Ps 132:13–14For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
  • Ps 76:1–2For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
  • Ps 87:1–3A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song. He has founded His city on the holy mountains.
  • Ps 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
  • Ps 135:15–18The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
  • Jer 1:16I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.
  • Ps 115:4–8Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
  • Jer 32:30For the children of Israel and of Judah have done nothing but evil in My sight from their youth; indeed, they have done nothing but provoke Me to anger by the work of their hands, declares the LORD.

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