Isaiah 37:19
Context37:19 They have burned the gods of the nations, 1 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. 2
Isaiah 54:16
Context54:16 Look, I create the craftsman,
who fans the coals into a fire
and forges a weapon. 3
I create the destroyer so he might devastate.
Isaiah 66:15
Context66:15 For look, the Lord comes with fire,
his chariots come like a windstorm, 4
to reveal his raging anger,
his battle cry, and his flaming arrows. 5


[37:19] 1 tn Heb “and they put their gods in the fire.”
[37:19] 2 tn Heb “so they destroyed them” (NASB similar).
[54:16] 3 tn Heb “who brings out an implement for his work.”
[66:15] 5 sn Chariots are like a windstorm in their swift movement and in the way that they kick up dust.
[66:15] 6 tn Heb “to cause to return with the rage of his anger, and his battle cry [or “rebuke”] with flames of fire.”