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In that day, men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which have been made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,
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Verse 20. Bats. The Egyptians adored all sorts of animals. Herod. ii. 65.—Ægyptus portenta colat. Juv. xv.—Omnigenumque Deum monstra. Æn. viii.—The mole was much esteemed by magicians, who promised any the art of divination and success, who should eat the heart of one still warm. Pliny xxx. 3. The Israelites were always ready to embrace such superstitious practices. Calmet.
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