But the idolswill completelyvanish.
"It will comeabout in that day,"declaresthe LORDof hosts,"that I will cutoffthe namesof the idolsfrom the land,and they will nolongerbe remembered;and I will alsoremovethe prophetsand the uncleanspiritfrom the land.
"I will removemanand beast;I will removethe birdsof the skyAnd the fishof the sea,And the ruinsalongwith the wicked;And I will cutoffmanfrom the faceof the earth,"declaresthe LORD.
O Ephraim,whatmorehave I to do with idols?It is I who answerand lookafter you. I am like a luxuriantcypress;From Me comesyour fruit.
"They will nolongerdefilethemselves with their idols,or with their detestablethings,or with anyof their transgressions;but I will deliverthem from alltheir dwellingplacesin whichthey have sinned,and will cleansethem. And they will be My people,and I will be their God.
"Then I will sprinklecleanwateron you, and you will be clean;I will cleanseyou from allyour filthinessand from allyour idols.
Thereforethrough thisJacob'siniquitywill be forgiven;And thiswill be the fullpriceof the pardoningof his sin:When he makesallthe altarstoneslike pulverizedchalkstones;[When] Asherimand incensealtarswill not stand.
"Now behold,herecomesa troopof riders,horsemenin pairs."And one said,"Fallen,fallenis Babylon;And allthe imagesof her godsare shatteredon the ground."
The prideof manwill be humbledAnd the loftinessof menwill be abased;And the LORDalonewill be exaltedin that day,
Belhas boweddown,Nebostoopsover;Their imagesare [consigned] to the beastsand the cattle.The thingsthat you carryare burdensome,A loadfor the weary[beast].
Thusyou shall sayto them, "The godsthat did not makethe heavensand the earthwill perishfrom the earthand from underthe heavens."
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"I will also destroythe idolsAnd make the imagesceasefrom Memphis.And there will nolongerbe a princein the landof Egypt;And I will putfearin the landof Egypt.
Allof her idolswill be smashed,Allof her earningswill be burnedwith fireAnd allof her imagesI will makedesolate,For she collected[them] from a harlot'searnings,And to the earningsof a harlotthey will return.
"I will cutoffyour carvedimagesAnd your [sacred] pillarsfrom amongyou, So that you will nolongerbowdownTo the workof your hands.
They are worthless,a workof mockery;In the timeof their punishmentthey will perish.
"In allyour dwellings,citieswill becomewasteand the highplaceswill be desolate,that your altarsmay becomewasteand desolate,your idolsmay be brokenand broughtto an end,your incensealtarsmay be cutdown,and your worksmay be blottedout.
The LORDwill be terrifyingto them, for He will starveallthe godsof the earth;and allthe coastlandsof the nationswill bowdownto Him, everyonefrom his [own] place.
