KJV ORIGINAL
Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Have the gods of the nations saved the people that my ancestors destroyed? What about Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who lived in Thelasar?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The Assyrian king is boasting that no gods have been able to protect the nations his empire has conquered and destroyed.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of a threatening message from the Assyrian king Sennacherib to King Hezekiah of Judah around 701 BC. The Assyrian empire had already conquered many cities and nations, and Sennacherib was trying to intimidate Jerusalem by listing all the places his fathers had destroyed. He was essentially saying that since other gods couldn't protect their people, neither could the God of Israel.
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