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20 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,

21 To go into the caverns of the rocks and into the clefts of the ragged rocks from before the terror and dread of the Lord and from before the glory of His majesty, when He rises to shake mightily and terribly the earth.

22 Cease to trust in [weak, frail, and dying] man, whose breath is in his nostrils [for so short a time]; in what sense can he be counted as having intrinsic worth?

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20 In that day(A) people will throw away
    to the moles and bats(B)
their idols of silver and idols of gold,(C)
    which they made to worship.(D)
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks(E)
    and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,(F)
    when he rises(G) to shake the earth.(H)

22 Stop trusting in mere humans,(I)
    who have but a breath(J) in their nostrils.
    Why hold them in esteem?(K)

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