Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 37:19

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19. cast . . . gods into . . . fire —The policy of the Assyrians in order to alienate the conquered peoples from their own countries was, both to deport them elsewhere, and to destroy the tutelary idols of their nation, the strongest tie which bound them to their native land. The Roman policy was just the reverse. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-20" class="com-number"