Isaiah 2:20

In that day, men shall cast away their idols of silver, 2 and their idols of gold, 2 which have been made for themselves to worship, 2 to the moles and to the bats; 2

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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;

In Context

19Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, 2 and into the holes of the earth, 2 to escape from the terror of + 2:19. Quoted in Rev 6:15-16 Adonai, 2 and from the glory of his majesty, + 2:19. Quoted in 2 Thes 1:9 2 when he arises to shake the earth mightily. 1

21To go into the caverns of the rocks, 2 and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, 2 to escape from the terror of + 2:21. Quoted in Rev 6:15-16 Adonai, 2 and from the glory of his majesty, + 2:21. Quoted in 2 Thes 1:9 2 when he arises to shake the earth mightily. 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:19the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

Isaiah 10:3What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your kavod ·weighty glory·?

Isaiah 31:7For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold— crime deserving peanlty, sin ·missing the goal· which your own hands have made for you.

Isaiah 46:6Some pour out gold from the bag, 2 and weigh silver in the balance. 1 They hire a goldsmith, 2 and he makes it a deity. 1 They fall down— 2 yes, they worship. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 2:11-22

The Doom of Idolaters. ( b. c. 758.) 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord , and for the glory of his majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all… Read the whole commentary →

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