As I have done to Samaria and her idols, Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ”
Parallel translations
- WEB shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
- KJV Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
- BSB and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”
- NASB Shall I not do the same to Jerusalem and her images Just as I have done to Samaria and her idols?”
- NLT So we will defeat Jerusalem and her gods, just as we destroyed Samaria with hers.’”
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Quick answer
The king arrogantly assumes he will destroy Jerusalem and its God just as he did Samaria's idols.
Overview
He lumps the Lord of Jerusalem together with the idols of conquered cities, expecting the same outcome. The blasphemy lies in equating Yahweh with man-made gods. The next verse reveals that God will turn the tables and judge this very arrogance.
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Cross-references · 3
- Isa 37:10–13“Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem won’t be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
- Isa 2:8Their land also is full of idols. They worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.
- Isa 36:19–20Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
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