Their land is full of worthless idols; they worship the product of their own hands, what their own fingers have fashioned.

Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued?

At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made for themselves to worship, into the caves where rodents and bats live,

“Bring a plan, make a decision! Provide some shade in the middle of the day! Hide the fugitives! Do not betray the one who tries to escape!

They will no longer trust in the altars their hands made, or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made.

For at that time everyone will get rid of the silver and gold idols your hands sinfully made.

Don’t listen to Hezekiah!’ For this is what the king of Assyria says, ‘Send me a token of your submission and surrender to me. Then each of you may eat from his own vine and fig tree and drink water from his own cistern,