Isaiah 2:12-22

12For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted.

13He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon and all the mighty oaks of Bashan.

14He will level all the high mountains and all the lofty hills.

15He will break down every high tower and every fortified wall.

16He will destroy all the great trading ships and every magnificent vessel.

17Human pride will be humbled, and human arrogance will be brought down. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.

18Idols will completely disappear.

19When the Lord rises to shake the earth, his enemies will crawl into holes in the ground. They will hide in caves in the rocks from the terror of the Lord and the glory of his majesty.

20On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols they made for themselves to worship. They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,

21while they crawl away into caverns and hide among the jagged rocks in the cliffs. They will try to escape the terror of the Lord and the glory of his majesty as he rises to shake the earth.

22Don’t put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. What good are they?