2 Chronicles 32:19

2 Chronicles 32:19 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as they did about the gods of the other peoples of the world—the work of human hands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they spoke of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands.
• New King James Version (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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 32:19

17He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.” 18Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city. 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. 20In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer, 21and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.

2 Chronicles 32:19 word by word

וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶל־אֱלֹהֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כְּעַ֗ל אֱלֹהֵי֙ עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְדֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• They spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• againstאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• as they had spoken againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• of the peoplesעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of humanאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• handsיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 32:19

• 2 Chronicles 32:13Do 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?
• 1 Samuel 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.”
• Job 15:25For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
• Psalms 10:13Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
• Psalms 73:8They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
• Psalms 139:19O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
• 2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
• Psalms 76:1God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
• Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
• Psalms 87:1He has founded His city on the holy mountains.
• Psalms 132:13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
• Isaiah 14:32What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
• Hebrews 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
• Deuteronomy 4:28And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.
• Deuteronomy 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!’
• 2 Kings 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.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 The author of Chronicles compresses into 13 verses the history which occupies in Kings a chapter and a half (2 Kings 18:17-19; where see the notes). 2 Chronicles 32:10 In the siege - Perhaps “in straitness” (compare Jeremiah 19:9). Jerusalem is thought by some to have been not so much besieged at this time, as distressed and straitened for supplies, because the Assyrians were masters of the open country. 2 Chronicles 32:13 fathers - i. e…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-19The Assyrian king's threats highlighted the main issues for the people of Jerusalem. The real question was whether to trust in God. The enemy king claimed Hezekiah could not be trusted (2 Chronicles 32:11–12) because he had angered the Lord by removing God's shrines and altars. However, the opposite was true. This reform was Hezekiah's greatest act of loyalty to the Lord. The question was whether God could be trusted against Assyria's power (2 Chronicles…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-209-20. (See on 2Ki 18:17-35; also 2Ki 19:8-34).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 32:19

• Blasphemy
• Infidelity
• Self-Exaltation
• Sennacherib
• Siege

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jerusalem
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Hezekiah
• Sennacherib
• Hezekiah (2)
• Names, Proper

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings