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full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and the idols will totally disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Idols will completely disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the idols shall utterly pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the idols will vanish completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the idols he shall utterly abolish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the idols He shall utterly abolish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the idols will completely vanish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But the idols will completely vanish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But the idols will completely vanish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the idols will completely vanish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the idols will completely vanish (be abolished).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The worthless idols will vanish completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The idols will vanish completely. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the idols shall utterly pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Idols will be gone for good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the idols shall utterly pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then idols will disappear completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their idols will utterly vanish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the idols will vanish completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The worthless idols will be completely eliminated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The idols shall utterly pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the idols he will utterly abolish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The idols shall utterly pass away. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the idols—they completely pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the idols -- they completely pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the nothings he shall cause to wholly pass away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And idols shall be utterly destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And idols will be thoroughly crushed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The idols will vanish completely. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The idols shall utterly pass away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the idols shall utterly pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the idols shall completely pass away from the Earth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the idols shall utterly pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall hide all <i>idols</i> made with hands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/2-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=511" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm">The Day of Reckoning</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day, <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/457.htm" title="457: wə·hā·’ĕ·lî·lîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Insufficiency, worthlessness. Apparently from 'al; good for nothing, by anal. Vain or vanity; specifically an idol.">and the idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm" title="2498: ya·ḥă·lōp̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pass on or away, pass through. A primitive root; properly, to slide by, i.e. to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change.">will vanish</a> <a href="/hebrew/3632.htm" title="3632: kā·lîl (Adv) -- Entire, whole, a holocaust. From kalal; complete; as noun, the whole; as adverb, fully.">completely.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-14.htm">Revelation 18:14</a></span><br />And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Zephaniah 1:3-4</a></span><br />“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. / “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-11.htm">Jeremiah 10:11</a></span><br />Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-13.htm">Ezekiel 30:13</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13</a></span><br />I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3</a></span><br />Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7</a></span><br />All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Habakkuk 2:18</a></span><br />What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a></span><br />Little children, keep yourselves from idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2</a></span><br />Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. / The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2</a></span><br />“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-18.htm">2 Kings 19:18</a></span><br />They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-10</a></span><br />All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">1 Kings 18:40</a></span><br />Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the idols he shall utterly abolish.</p><p class="hdg">the idols</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-9.htm">Isaiah 27:9</a></b></br> By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this <i>is</i> all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a></b></br> Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Ezekiel 37:23</a></b></br> Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.</p><p class="hdg">he shall utterly abolish.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_timothy/1-10.htm">Abolish</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-20.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">Disappear</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-8.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-8.htm">Images</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">Totally</a> <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-21.htm">Vanish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/11-31.htm">Abolish</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-3.htm">Disappear</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Images</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-3.htm">Totally</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-13.htm">Vanish</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-1.htm">Isaiah prophesies the coming of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Wickedness is the cause of God's forsaking</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">He exhorts to fear, because of the powerful effects of God's majesty</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and the idols</b><br>In the context of Isaiah, idols represent the false gods and objects of worship that the people of Israel and surrounding nations turned to instead of the one true God. The Hebrew word for idols often implies something worthless or vain. Historically, idol worship was prevalent in ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Canaanite, Egyptian, and Babylonian societies. The Israelites were repeatedly warned against idolatry, as seen in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>). The prophets frequently condemned the practice, emphasizing that idols were powerless and could not save (<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>).<p><b>will vanish completely.</b><br>This phrase indicates a total and irreversible removal of idols, signifying a future time when idolatry will be eradicated. The prophetic vision here aligns with the eschatological hope found throughout the Bible, where God will establish His kingdom, and all false worship will cease (<a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Zechariah 13:2</a>). This can be seen as a type of Christ, who, through His death and resurrection, defeated the powers of sin and idolatry, offering a way for humanity to return to true worship of God (<a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a>). The complete vanishing of idols also points to the ultimate fulfillment in the new heavens and new earth, where God alone will be worshiped (<a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22-27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the future of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies. During Isaiah's time, the people of Judah were often tempted to worship idols, which led to spiritual and moral decline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>Objects or representations worshiped as gods. In the context of Isaiah, idols symbolize the false gods that the people of Judah turned to instead of the one true God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_of_the_lord.htm">Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A future time prophesied by Isaiah and other prophets when God will intervene decisively in human history, bringing judgment and salvation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idols, whether physical or metaphorical, cannot provide the security or fulfillment that only God can offer. Believers are called to examine their lives for anything that might take the place of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The prophecy that idols will vanish underscores God's ultimate authority and power over all creation. Trust in God's sovereignty should lead to a life of worship and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Isaiah's message is a call to turn away from idols and return to God. Repentance involves recognizing the idols in our lives and choosing to follow God wholeheartedly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_restoration.htm">The Hope of Restoration</a></b><br>The removal of idols is part of God's plan to restore His people. Believers can find hope in God's promise to renew and restore those who turn to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/deut._9_4-5__just_or_unjust_god.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4-5 - Does the text's justification for driving out other nations align with moral standards or does it conflict with the idea of a just God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_idol_use_undermine_isaiah's_reform.htm">Isaiah 2:6-8 condemns idolatry among the people of Judah, yet archaeological findings show idol use throughout Israelite history; does this undermine the text's portrayal of reform?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_'fortified_city'_in_isaiah_25_2.htm">In Isaiah 25:2, which specific 'fortified city' is being referenced, and what archaeological evidence supports or contradicts its complete destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_ethiopia's_swift_boat_envoys.htm">Isaiah 18:2: What historical or archaeological evidence exists for Ethiopia sending envoys in swift boats, as the text suggests?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">And the idols.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">The no-gods shall pass away. </span>The seven words of the English answer to three in the Hebrew. As with a profound sense, conscious or unconscious, of the power of rhythm, the prophet first condenses the judgment that is coming on the <span class= "ital">no-gods, </span>and then expands it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the idols he shall utterly abolish</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and the idols shall utterly pass away</span>. While the visitation shall fall only partially on the other objects precious to Israel - the cedars, the oaks, the terraced mountains and hills, the strongholds, the ships, and the works of art - the idols shall be wholly swept away by it. It is impossible to say what visitation exactly was in the prophet's mind; but if we may suppose that the Babylonian captivity came within the range of the prophetic vision, we must pronounce the prediction to have received a very remarkable fulfillment in this matter, since that calamity did put an <span class="accented">entire</span> end to the idolatry of the nation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/2-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and the idols</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאֱלִילִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ĕ·lî·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_457.htm">Strong's 457: </a> </span><span class="str2">Good for, nothing, by anal, vain, vanity, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will vanish</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחֲלֹֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥă·lōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2498.htm">Strong's 2498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change</span><br /><br /><span class="word">completely.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּלִ֥יל</span> <span class="translit">(kā·lîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3632.htm">Strong's 3632: </a> </span><span class="str2">Complete, the whole, as, fully</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/2-18.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 2:18 The idols shall utterly pass away (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/2-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 2:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 2:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 2:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 2:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>