Isaiah 2:20

On that day people will throw away their idols of silver and of gold 1 that they have made for themselves to worship—they will throw them away to the moles and bats. 1

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In The King James Version

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 will go into the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, 1 from the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. 1

21The people will go into the crevices in the rocks and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, 1 from the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. 1

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Cross References

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

Isaiah 10:3What will you do on judgment day when the destruction comes from far away? 1 To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? 1

Isaiah 31:7For in that day each one will get rid of his idols of silver 1 and his idols of gold that your own hands have sinfully made. 1

Isaiah 46:6People pour out gold from the bag and weigh silver on the scale. 1 They hire a metalsmith, and he makes it into a god; they bow down and worship it. 1

Zephaniah 2:11Then they will fear Yahweh, for he will taunt all the gods of the earth. Everyone will worship him, everyone from his own place, from every seashore. 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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