Yesaya 37:19

37:19 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 

Yesaya 44:9

44:9 All who form idols are nothing;

the things in which they delight are worthless.

Their witnesses cannot see;

they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.

Yesaya 44:11

44:11 Look, all his associates ³  will be put to shame;

the craftsmen are mere humans. ⁴ 

Let them all assemble and take their stand!

They will panic and be put to shame.

Yesaya 65:23

65:23 They will not work in vain,

or give birth to children that will experience disaster. ⁵ 

For the Lord will bless their children

and their descendants. ⁶ 

[37:19]  ¹ tn Heb “and they put their gods in the fire.”

[37:19]  ² tn Heb “so they destroyed them” (NASB similar).

[44:11]  ³ tn The pronoun “his” probably refers to the one who forms/casts an idol (v. 10), in which case it refers to the craftsman’s associates in the idol-manufacturing guild.

[44:11]  ⁴ sn The point seems to be this: If the idols are the mere products of human hands, then those who trust in them will be disappointed, for man-made gods are incapable of helping their “creators.”

[65:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they will not give birth to horror.”

[65:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “for offspring blessed by the Lord they [will be], and their descendants along with them.”