Thusyou shall sayto them, "The godsthat did not makethe heavensand the earthwill perishfrom the earthand from underthe heavens."
For allthe godsof the peoplesare idols,But the LORDmadethe heavens.
But the idolswill completelyvanish.
"I will declareyour righteousnessand your deeds,But they will not profityou.
They are worthless,a workof mockery;In the timeof their punishmentthey will perish.
"And I shall setfireto the templesof the godsof Egypt,and he will burnthem and takethem captive.So he will wraphimselfwith the landof Egyptas a shepherdwrapshimselfwith his garment,and he will departfrom theresafely.
"He will also shatterthe obelisksof Heliopolis,whichis in the landof Egypt;and the templesof the godsof Egypthe will burnwith fire."'"
"Declareand proclaimamong the nations.Proclaimit and liftup a standard.Do not conceal[it but] say,Babylonhas been captured,Belhas beenputto shame,Mardukhas beenshattered;Her imageshave beenputto shame,her idolshave beenshattered.'
You will pursuethem in angerand destroythem From underthe heavensof the LORD!
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.
The LORDwill be terrifyingto them, for He will starveallthe godsof the earth;and allthe coastlandsof the nationswill bowdownto Him, everyonefrom his [own] place.
"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.
And he laid holdof the dragon,the serpentof old,whois the deviland Satan,and boundhim for a thousandyears;
But when they aroseearlythe nextmorning,behold,Dagonhad fallenon his faceto the groundbeforethe arkof the LORD.And the headof Dagonand boththe palmsof his hands[were] cutoffon the threshold;onlythe trunk of Dagonwas leftto him.
