¹⁸ It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the nations^[a] and their lands. ¹⁹ They have burned the gods of the nations,^[b] 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.^{[c] 20} Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power, so all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord.”^[d]