1The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.2It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, (Isa 14:13; Isa 25:6; Isa 56:7; Mic 4:1)3and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law,[1] and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. (Zec 8:20; Lu 24:47; Joh 4:22)4He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. (Ps 72:3; Ps 72:7; Isa 9:7; Ho 2:18; Joe 3:10; Zec 9:10)5O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord. (Isa 60:1; Eph 5:8)
The Day of the Lord
6For you have rejected your people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. (2Ki 1:2; 2Ki 16:7; 2Ki 16:10; Mic 5:12)7Their land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures; their land is filled with horses, and there is no end to their chariots. (De 17:16; De 17:17; Isa 22:8; Isa 22:11; Isa 30:16; Isa 39:2; Mic 5:10)8Their land is filled with idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their own fingers have made. (Isa 2:18; Isa 2:20; Isa 10:10; Isa 44:9; Jer 2:28)9So man is humbled, and each one is brought low— do not forgive them! (Isa 5:15)10Enter into the rock and hide in the dust from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty. (Isa 2:19; Isa 2:21; 2Th 1:9; Re 6:15)11The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. (Ps 18:27; Isa 2:17; Mic 2:3; 2Co 10:5)12For the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low; (Job 40:11; Mal 4:1)13against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up; and against all the oaks of Bashan; (Jud 9:15; Isa 14:8; Eze 27:6; Zec 11:2)14against all the lofty mountains, and against all the uplifted hills; (Isa 30:25)15against every high tower, and against every fortified wall;16against all the ships of Tarshish, and against all the beautiful craft. (1Ki 10:22; Isa 60:9)17And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. (Ps 18:27; Mic 2:3; 2Co 10:5)18And the idols shall utterly pass away. (Isa 2:8)19And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground,[2] from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. (Ps 76:8; Isa 2:10; Ho 10:8; Hab 3:6; Lu 23:30; Re 6:16)20In that day mankind will cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats, (Le 11:19; De 14:18; Isa 30:22; Isa 31:7)21to enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cliffs, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. (Isa 2:19)22Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he? (Job 27:3; Ps 146:3; Jas 4:14)
1This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:2In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.3Many peoples will come and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.’ The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.4He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.5Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
The day of the Lord
6You, Lord, have abandoned your people, the descendants of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practise divination like the Philistines and embrace pagan customs.7Their land is full of silver and gold; there is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses; there is no end to the chariots.8Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.9So people will be brought low and everyone humbled – do not forgive them.[1]10Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendour of his majesty!11The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.12The Lord Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled),13for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan,14for all the towering mountains and all the high hills,15for every lofty tower and every fortified wall,16for every trading ship[2] and every stately vessel.17The arrogance of man will be brought low and human pride humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,18and the idols will totally disappear.19People will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendour of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.20In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.21They will flee to caverns in the rocks and to the overhanging crags from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendour of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.22Stop trusting in mere humans, who have but a breath in their nostrils. Why hold them in esteem?
Isaiah 2
King James Version
1The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD' house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.5O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.6Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.7Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:8Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:9And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.10Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.12For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:13And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,14And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,15And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,16And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.18And the idols he shall utterly abolish.19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.20In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;21To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.22Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
People from many nations will worship at Mount Zion
1Here is a vision that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem.2In the last days the mountain where the LORD’s temple is located will be famous. It will be the highest mountain of all. It will be raised above the hills. All the nations will go to it.3People from many nations will go there. They will say, ‘Come. Let us go up to the LORD’s mountain. Let’s go to the temple of Jacob’s God. He will teach us how we should live. Then we will live the way he wants us to.’ The law of the LORD will be taught at Zion. His message will go out from Jerusalem.4He will judge between the nations. He’ll settle problems among many of them. They will hammer their swords into ploughs. They’ll hammer their spears into pruning tools. Nations will not go to war against one another. They won’t even train to fight anymore.5People of Jacob, come. Let us live the way the LORD has taught us to.
The day of the Lord is coming
6LORD, you have deserted the people of Jacob. They are your people. The land is full of false beliefs from the east. The people practise evil magic, just as the Philistines do. They do what ungodly people do.7Their land is full of silver and gold. There is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses. There is no end to their chariots.8Their land is full of statues of gods. Their people bow down to what their own hands have made. They bow down to what their fingers have shaped.9So people will be brought low. Everyone will be made humble. Do not forgive them.10Go and hide in caves in the rocks, you people! Hide in holes in the ground. Hide from the terrifying presence of the LORD! Hide when he comes in glory and majesty!11Anyone who boasts will be brought low. Anyone who is proud will be made humble. The LORD alone will be honoured at that time.12The LORD who rules over all has set apart a day when he will judge. He has set it apart for all those who are proud and think they are important. He has set it apart for all those who boast about themselves. All of them will be brought low.13The LORD has set that day apart for all the cedar trees in Lebanon. They are very tall. He has set that day apart for all the oak trees in Bashan.14He has set it apart for all the towering mountains. He has set it apart for all the high hills.15He has set it apart for every high tower and every strong wall.16He has set it apart for every trading ship and every beautiful boat.17Anyone who boasts will be brought low. Anyone who is proud will be made humble. The LORD alone will be honoured at that time.18And the statues of gods will totally disappear.19People will run and hide in caves in the rocks. They will go into holes in the ground. They will run away from the terrifying presence of the LORD. They will run when he comes in glory and majesty. When he comes, he will shake the earth.20People had made some statues of gods out of silver. They had made others out of gold. Then they worshipped them. But when the LORD comes, they will throw the statues away to the moles and bats.21Those people will run and hide in caves in the rocks. They will go into holes in the cliffs. They will run away from the terrifying presence of the LORD. They will run when he comes in glory and majesty. When he comes, he will shake the earth.22Stop trusting in mere human beings, who can’t help you. They only live for a little while. What good are they?