2 Chronicles 32:19

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶל־אֱלֹהֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם כְּעַ֗ל אֱלֹהֵי֙ עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְדֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃ ס

Transliteration

And-yĕdabbĕrû against-ʾĕlōhê Yĕrûšālāim like-against ʾĕlōhê ʿammê the-ʾāreṣ maʿăśê yĕdê the-ʾādām

Grammar Details

• *wayĕdabbĕrû*: conjunction + verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they spoke
• *ʾel*: preposition - to/against
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - gods of
• *Yĕrûšālāim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
• *kĕʿal*: preposition + preposition - like against
• *ʿammê*: noun, masculine plural construct - peoples of
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land
• *maʿăśê*: noun, masculine singular construct - work of
• *yĕdê*: noun, feminine dual construct - hands of
• *hāʾādām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - mankind/humans

Word Meanings

• *dibber*: speak/talk/declare
• *ʾĕlōhê*: God of/gods of
• *ʿammê*: peoples of/nations of
• *ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
• *maʿăśê*: work/deed/product
• *yādayim*: hands/power
• *ʾādām*: mankind/humans/people

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 19:18 : 18 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
• Isa 2:8 : 8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
• Isa 14:32 : 32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
• Isa 37:19 : 19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
• Isa 44:16-20 : 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. 18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? 20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
• Jer 1:16 : 16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
• Jer 10:3 : 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
• Jer 10:9 : 9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
• Jer 32:30 : 30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.
• Hos 8:5-6 : 5 Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? 6 For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
• Heb 12:22 : 22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
• 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
• 2 Chr 32:13-17 : 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand? 14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand? 15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand? 16 And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah. 17 He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.
• Job 15:25-26 : 25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. 26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
• Ps 10:13-14 : 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
• Ps 73:8-9 : 8 They are corrupt{H8686)}, and speak{H8762)} wickedly concerning oppression: they speak{H8762)} loftily. 9 They set{H8804)} their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh{H8799)} through the earth. 10 Therefore his people return{H8799)}{H8675)}{H8686)} hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out{H8735)} to them. 11 And they say{H8804)}, How doth God know{H8804)}? and is there knowledge in the most High?
• Ps 76:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)} on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known{H8737)}: his name is great in Israel. 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
• Ps 78:68 : 68 But chose{H8799)} the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved{H8804)}.
• Ps 87:1-3 : 1 A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah. His foundation is in the holy mountains. 2 The LORD loveth{H8802)} the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3 Glorious things{H8737)} are spoken{H8794)} of thee, O city of God. Selah.
• Ps 115:4-8 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: 7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
• Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
• Ps 135:15-18 : 15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 16 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; 17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18 They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
• Ps 139:19-20 : 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
• Deut 4:28 : 28 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
• Deut 27:15 : 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
• 1 Sam 17:36 : 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.