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.
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Verse 19 is found in chapter 32 of 2 Chronicles. Sennacherib’s envoys ridicule Jerusalem’s confidence and compare Israel’s God with the gods of other conquered nations. The speech seeks to break the people’s confidence through political and religious arguments. The chronicler presents Assyrian arrogance as a direct provocation against the sovereignty of Israel’s God.
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und redeten wider den Gott Jerusalems wie wider die Götter der Völker auf Erden, die Menschenhände Werk waren.
Y hablaron contra el Dios de Jerusalem, como contra los dioses de los pueblos de la tierra, obra de manos de hombres.
Hablaron del Dios de Jerusalén como de los dioses de los pueblos de la tierra, que son obra de manos humanas.
Ils parlèrent du Dieu de Jérusalem comme des dieux des peuples de la terre, ouvrages de mains d'homme.
E parlarono dell’Iddio di Gerusalemme, come degl’iddii de’ popoli della terra, che sono opera di mani d’uomini.
E falaram do Deus de Jerusalém, como dos deuses dos povos da terra, obras das mãos dos homens.
他們談論 耶路撒冷 的上帝,如同談論世上人手所造的神明一樣。
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