Isaiah 2:20

“On that day human beings will throw away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to bow down to, to the moles and to the bats,”

Isaiah 2:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 2:20, word by word

On that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
will throw awayיַשְׁלִיךְyashlich

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

Where else “yashlich” appears
their idolsאֱלִילֵיelile

idol

False gods worth nothing, made by human hands.

Where else “elile” appears
of silverכַסְפּchasp

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

Where else “chasp” appears
of goldזְהָבzehav

gold

Gold.

Where else “zehav” appears
they madeעָשׂוּasu

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asu” appears
to bow down toהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺתhishtachavot

worship

To bow before God in adoration.

Where else “hishtachavot” appears
to the molesחְפֹּרchepor

digger (mole?)

A digger; with H6512, an animal that burrows in the ground.

Where else “chepor” appears
to the molesפֵּרוֹתperot

hole (with H2661: mole?)

A hole; with H2661, an animal that digs holes, probably the mole or the rat.

Where else “perot” appears
and to the batsעֲטַלֵּפִיםatalefim

bat

Bat. The list places it among the birds because it flies.

Where else “atalefim” appears

The context

19And they will go into the caves of the rocks and into the holes of the dust, from before the dread of YHWH and from the majesty of his loftiness, when he rises to terrify the earth.

20 · This verse (above)

21to go into the clefts of the rocks and into the crevices of the crags, from before the dread of YHWH and from the majesty of his loftiness, when he rises to terrify the earth.

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