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20 Then at last they will abandon their gold and silver idols to the moles and bats 21 and crawl into the caverns to hide among the jagged rocks at the tops of the cliffs, to try to get away from the terror of the Lord and the glory of his majesty when he rises to terrify the earth. 22 Puny man! Frail as his breath! Don’t ever put your trust in him!

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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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