Isaiah

Isaiah 2:20

²⁰In that day men will cast away

to the moles and bats

their idols of silver and gold —

the idols they made to worship.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In that	הַהוּא֙	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֤וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
men	הָאָדָ֔ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
will cast away	יַשְׁלִ֣יךְ	yaš·lîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
to the moles	לַחְפֹּ֥ר	laḥ·pōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2661 burrower, rat
and bats	וְלָעֲטַלֵּפִֽים׃	wə·lā·‘ă·ṭal·lê·p̄îm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5847 bat
their idols	אֱלִילֵ֣י	’ĕ·lî·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H457 felt to suggest
of silver	כַסְפּ֔וֹ	ḵas·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and	וְאֵ֖ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
gold	זְהָב֑וֹ	zə·hā·ḇōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2091 gold
they made	עָֽשׂוּ־	‘ā·śū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
to worship	לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֔ת	lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H7812 bow down

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.