The kings of Assyria have burned the gods of those nations. But those were not real gods. They were only wood and stone—statues that men made. That is why the kings of Assyria could destroy them.
2 Samuel 5:21 - Easy To Read Version The Philistines left the statues of their gods behind at Baal Perazim. David and his men took those statues away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There the Philistines left their images, and David and his men took them away. American Standard Version (1901) And they left their images there; and David and his men took them away. Common English Bible The Philistines left their divine images behind, and David and his men carried them off. Catholic Public Domain Version And in that place they left behind their graven images, which David and his men took away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they left there their idols: which David and his men took away. |
The kings of Assyria have burned the gods of those nations. But those were not real gods. They were only wood and stone—statues that men made. That is why the kings of Assyria could destroy them.
Nebuchadnezzar will start a fire in the temples of the false gods of Egypt. He will burn those temples and he will take those idols away. A shepherd picks the bugs and stickers off of his clothes to make them clean. In the same way, Nebuchadnezzar will pick Egypt clean. Then he will safely leave Egypt.
You trust in the things you made\par and in your wealth.\par So you will be captured.\par The god Chemosh {\cf2\super [379]} \par will be taken into captivity.\par And his priests and officials\par will be taken with him.\par
He will take their idol gods. He will take their metal idols and their expensive things made from silver and gold. He will take those things away to Egypt. Then he will not bother the northern king for a few years.
“You must throw the statues of their gods into the fire and burn them. You must not want to keep the silver or the gold that is on those statues. You must not take that silver or gold for yourselves. It will be like a trap to you—{it will ruin your life}. Why? Because the Lord your God hates those idols.
“This is what you must do to those nations: You must smash their altars [41] and break their memorial stones [42] into pieces. Cut down their Asherah poles [43] and burn their statues!