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 Telassar?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Did the gods of other nations save them when my ancestors destroyed them? What about Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who lived in Telassar?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is pointing out that the gods of conquered nations were powerless to save their people from destruction.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of a threatening message from the Assyrian king Sennacherib to King Hezekiah of Judah around 701 BC. The Assyrian messenger is listing cities and peoples that Assyria had previously conquered, arguing that their gods couldn't protect them. Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and Telassar were all real places that had fallen to Assyrian military campaigns in earlier decades.
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