John Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 37:19

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And, have cast their gods into the fire. &c.] And burnt them; and it may well be asked, where are they? (<233619>Isaiah 36:19): for they were no gods, but the works of men’s hands, wood and stone; they were made of wood or of stone, and therefore could not be called gods; nor could they save the nations that worshipped them, nor themselves, from the fire: therefore they have destroyed them; the Assyrian kings were able to do it, and did do it, because they were idols of wood or stone; but it did not therefore follow, that they were a match for the God of Israel, the true, and living God.

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