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Isa 2:20 King James 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;

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
moles--Others translate "mice." The sense is, under ground, in darkness.

bats--unclean birds (Lev 11:19), living amidst tenantless ruins (Rev 11:13).
 
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13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
18 Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
20 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;