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Isaiah 2:20

18 And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold— the idols they made to worship.
KJV
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
WEB
In that day, men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which have been made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,
ASV
In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver, and their idols of gold, which have been made for them to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
DARBY
In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made [each] for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
BLB
In that day man will throw away the idols of his silver, and idols of his gold, which they made, [each] for himself, to bow down to diggers of holes and to the bats,
ÅB
På den dag skal menneskene kaste sine guder av sølv og gull, som de har gjort seg for å tilbe dem, bort til muldvarpene og flaggermusene
OTB
På den dagen skal folk kaste til moldvarpene og flaggermusene sine sølvavguder og gullavguder, som de laget for å tilbe.
B1930
På den dag skal menneskene kaste sine guder av sølv og gull, som de har gjort sig for å tilbede dem, bort til muldvarpene og flaggermusene

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 30:22

    Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

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  • Isaiah 31:7

    For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.

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  • Philippians 3:7–8

    But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

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  • Hosea 14:8

    Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

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  • Isaiah 46:6

    They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

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  • Leviticus 11:19

    And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

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  • Isaiah 46:1

    Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.

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