Isaiah 2:20
ESV
In that day mankind will cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,
NIV
In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
NASB
On that day people will throw away to the moles and the bats Their idols of silver and their idols of gold, Which they made for themselves to worship,
CSB
On that day people will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made to worship, to the moles and the bats.
NLT
On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols they made for themselves to worship. They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,
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;
NKJV
In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver And his idols of gold, Which they made, each for himself to worship, To the moles and bats,
What does Isaiah 2:20 mean?
Isaiah has been describing the terrible day of God's judgment on Israel (Isaiah 2:6–19). This will be a time when all who have trusted in idols to provide their wealth, safety, and salvation will be terrified at the coming of the Lord (Ezekiel 30:3; Obadiah 1:15; Acts 2:20; 2 Peter 3:10). His light and His power will expose the worthlessness of the idols they have made and worshipped.Those whom God judges will finally accept that He alone is the source of true power. They will abandon their expensive idols made of silver and gold as meaningless hunks of metal (Psalm 115:4–8; Habakkuk 2:18–19). Hiding in their caves from the terror of God's wrath, in the form of invading foreign armies, they will leave their idols to unclean rodents, who will have no more use for them than they do.
