Jeremiah 16:20

16:20 Can people make their own gods?

No, what they make are not gods at all.”

Psalms 115:4

115:4 Their idols are made of silver and gold –

they are man-made.

Isaiah 37:19

37:19 They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.

Isaiah 37:1

37:1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple.

Colossians 1:4

1:4 since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

tn Heb “and they are ‘no gods.’” For the construction here compare 2:11 and a similar construction in 2 Kgs 19:18 and see BDB 519 s.v. לֹא 1.b(b).

tn The referent of the pronominal suffix is “the nations” (v. 2).

tn Heb “the work of the hands of man.”

tn Heb “and they put their gods in the fire.”

tn Heb “so they destroyed them” (NASB similar).

tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

tn The adverbial participle ἀκούσαντες (akousante") is understood to be temporal and translated with “since.” A causal idea may also be in the apostle’s mind, but the context emphasizes temporal ideas, e.g., “from the day” (v. 6).