2 Kings

2 Kings 19:17–18

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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2 Kings 19:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Truly	אָמְנָ֖ם	’ā·mə·nām	Conjunction	H551 verily, truly
O LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the kings	מַלְכֵ֥י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֛וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
have laid waste	הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ	he·ḥĕ·rî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H2717 be dry, dried up
these nations	הַגּוֹיִ֖ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and their lands	אַרְצָֽם׃	’ar·ṣām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H776 earth, land

2 Kings 19:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have cast	וְנָתְנ֥וּ	wə·nā·ṯə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
their gods	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
into the fire	בָּאֵ֑שׁ	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and destroyed them	וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃	way·’ab·bə·ḏūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H6 perish
for	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵ֗מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were not	לֹ֨א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
gods	אֱלֹהִ֜ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
but	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
only	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
wood	עֵ֥ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and stone	וָאֶ֖בֶן	wā·’e·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
the work	מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
of human	אָדָ֛ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
hands	יְדֵֽי־	yə·ḏê-	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand

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2 Kings 19:18 Acts 17:29 · Jeremiah 10:3–9 · Isaiah 44:9–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.