Isaiah 2

1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.2 And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of Jehovah’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.3 And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, 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 Jehovah from Jerusalem.4 And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning 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 any more.5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.6 For thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they are filled with customs from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners.7 And their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.9 And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not.10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty.11 The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.12 For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;13 and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,14 and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,15 and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall,16 and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery.17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.18 And the idols shall utterly pass away.19 And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.20 In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver, and their idols of gold, which have been made for them to worship, to the moles and to the bats;21 to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?

ISAIAH 2

Peace That Lasts Forever

1 This is the messaget I was given about Judah and Jerusalem:

2 In the future, the mountain
with the [Lord]'s temple
will be the highest of all.
It will reach above the hills;
every nation will rush to it.

3 Many people will come and say,
“Let's go to the mountain
of the [Lord] God of Jacob
and worship in his temple.”
The [Lord] will teach us his Law
from Jerusalem,
and we will obey him.

4  t He will settle arguments
between nations.
They will pound their swords
and their spears
into rakes and shovels;
they will never make war
or attack one another.

5 People of Israel, let's live
by the light of the [Lord].

Following Sinful Customs

6 Our [Lord], you have deserted
your people, Israel,
because they follow customs
of nations from the east.
They worship Philistine gods
and are close friends
of foreigners.t

7 They have endless treasures
of silver and gold;
they have countless horses
and war chariots.

8 Everywhere in the country
they worship the idols
they have made.

9 And so, all of them
will be ashamed and disgraced.
Don't forgive them!

A Day of Judgment

10  t Every one of you,
go hide among the rocks
and in the ground,
because the [Lord] is fearsome,
marvelous, and glorious.

11 When the [Lord] comes,
everyone who is proud
will be made humble,
and the [Lord] alone
will be honored.

12 The [Lord] All-Powerful
has chosen a day
when those who are proud
and conceited
will be put down.

13 The tall and towering
cedars of Lebanon
will be destroyed.
So will the oak trees of Bashan,

14 all high mountains and hills,

15 every strong fortress,

16 all the seagoing ships, t
and every beautiful boat.

17 When that day comes,
everyone who is proud
will be put down.
Only the [Lord] will be honored.

18 Idols will be gone for good.

19 You had better hide
in caves and holes—
the [Lord] will be fearsome,
marvelous, and glorious
when he comes to terrify
people on earth.

20 On that day everyone will throw
to the moles and bats
their idols of silver and gold
they made to worship.

21 The [Lord] will be fearsome,
marvelous, and glorious
when he comes to terrify
people on earth—
they will hide in caves
and in the hills.

22 Stop trusting the power
of humans.
They are all going to die,
so how can they help?