¹⁸ “It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these peoples and their lands.^{(A) 19} They have thrown their gods into the fire^(B) and destroyed them,^(C) for they were not gods^(D) but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.^{(E) 20} Now, Lord our God, deliver^(F) us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth^(G) may know that you, Lord, are the only God.^[a](H)”