¹² The Lord Almighty has a day^(A) in store
    for all the proud^(B) and lofty,^(C)
for all that is exalted^(D)
    (and they will be humbled),^(E)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,^(F) tall and lofty,^(G)
    and all the oaks of Bashan,^(H)
14 for all the towering mountains
    and all the high hills,^(I)
15 for every lofty tower^(J)
    and every fortified wall,^(K)
16 for every trading ship^[a](L)
    and every stately vessel.
¹⁷ The arrogance of man will be brought low^(M)
    and human pride humbled;^(N)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,^(O)
18     and the idols^(P) will totally disappear.^(Q)

¹⁹ People will flee to caves^(R) in the rocks
    and to holes in the ground^(S)
from the fearful presence^(T) of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,^(U)
    when he rises to shake the earth.^(V)
20 In that day^(W) people will throw away
    to the moles and bats^(X)
their idols of silver and idols of gold,^(Y)
    which they made to worship.^(Z)
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks^(AA)
    and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,^(AB)
    when he rises^(AC) to shake the earth.^(AD)