2 Kings 19:18

Hezekiah’s Prayer

17Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.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.

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Berean Standard Bible
They 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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
And have given their gods to the fire; for they were no gods, but wood and stone, the work of men's hands; so they have given them to destruction.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And they have cast their gods into the fire: for they were not Rods, but the works of men’s hands of wood and stone, and they destroyed them.
Free Bible Version
They have thrown their gods into the fire because they are not really gods—they are just the work of human hands, made of wood and stone so they could destroy them.
Geneva Bible 1599
And haue set fire on their gods: for they were no gods, but the worke of mans hands, euen wood and stone: therefore they destroyed them.
King James (Authorized) Version
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.
Translation for Translators
And they have thrown the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But that was not difficult to do, because they were not gods. They were only statues made of wood and stone, idols that were shaped by humans, and that is why they were destroyed easily.
Unlocked Literal Bible
They have put their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men's hands, just wood and stone. So the Assyrians have destroyed them.
Noah Webster Bible
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.
World English Bible
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.
Young's Literal Translation
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.