2 Kings 18:33

Modern

Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

Traditional

Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

Literal

Have any gods of the nations ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

Latin

Numquid liberaverunt dii gentium terram suam de manu regis Assyriorum?

Hebrew

English

Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

The LORD will deliver us: The Assyrian chief of staff mocked Judah’s trust in the Lord. He claimed that the Lord was no different from the gods of other nations and could not save them.
Arpad was a city-state northwest of Aleppo. Like Hamath, it was a center of Aramean activity and is mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament (see Isaiah 10:9; Jeremiah 49:23).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah 10:10–11
As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
Isaiah 36:18–20
Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
2 Chronicles 32:14–17
Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?
2 Chronicles 32:19
They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.
2 Kings 19:12–13
Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
2 Kings 19:17–18
Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.

Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel