Isaiah 2:20 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
In that day doth man cast his idols of silver, And his idols of gold, That they have made for him to worship, To moles, and to bats,
English 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;
English Amplified
In that day men shall cast away to the moles and to the bats their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship,
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
In that day men shall cast away to the moles and to the bats their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship,
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold— the idols they made to worship.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
On that day people will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made to worship, to the moles and the bats.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
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;
English EASY 2024
At that time, people will throw away their silver idols and their gold idols. They made those idols so that they could worship them. But now they will throw them into caves where rats and bats live.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
At that time people will throw away their idols they made from gold and silver. They made these statues to worship, but they will throw them into holes in the ground where bats and moles live.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
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,
English GNT (Good News Translation)
When that day comes, they will throw away the gold and silver idols they have made, and abandon them to the moles and the bats.
English God's Word - GW 1995
On that day people will throw to the moles and the bats the silver and gold idols that they made for themselves to worship.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
On that day people will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made to worship, to the moles and the bats.
English KJV 1611
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;
English LSB
In that day men will cast away to the moles and the bats Their idols of silver and their idols of gold, Which they made for themselves to worship,
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
In that day men will cast away to the moles and the bats Their idols of silver and their idols of gold, Which they made for themselves to worship,
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
On that day men will throw to the moles and the bats the idols of silver and gold which they made for worship.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made for themselves to worship, into the caves where rodents and bats live,
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Men had made some statues of gods out of silver. They had made others out of gold. Then they worshiped them. But when the Lord comes, they will throw the statues away to the rodents and bats.
English NIV
In that day men will throw away to the rodents and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
English NKJ 1982
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,
English NLT
They will abandon their gold and silver idols to the moles and bats.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
On that day people will throw away to the moles and to the bats their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship,
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
In that day, people will throw away the worthless idols their hands have made from gold and silver. They will fling their treasures to the rodents and bats
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
In that day men will cast forth their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Then at last they will abandon their gold and silver idols to the moles and bats
English Tyndale 1537
Then, then shall man cast away his gods of silver and gold, (which he nevertheless had made to honour them) unto Moles and Backes,(bats)