19:12a Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—

Did/Could the gods of those nations that my forefathers destroyed rescue/save them? ⌊No!⌋

-or-

Earlier kings of Assyria destroyed many nations. None of the gods that those nations worshiped were able to save them ⌊from those kings⌋ .

19:12b the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?

The gods of the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph and the people of Eden who lived in Tel Assar could not save them.

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The gods of Gozan, the gods of Harran, the gods of Rezeph and the gods of the people of Eden who were in Tel Assar were not able to save those nations/peoples ⌊from Assyria⌋ .

19:12a-b (reordered)

Were the nations whom my ancestors destroyed – the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassar – rescued by their gods? (NET Bible)

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