Isaiah 2:1

Isaiah 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
• English Standard Version (ESV)The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

Context of Isaiah 2:1

The vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established at the top of the mountains and will be raised above the hills. All nations will stream to it, 3and many peoples will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways so that we may walk in his paths.” For instruction will go out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 2:1 word by word

הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־אָמ֑וֹץ עַל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• that Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּyesha‛yâh yesha‛yâhû · IsaiahH3470
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Amozאָמוֹץ'âmôts · AmozH531
• sawחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• concerning Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Isaiah 2:1

• Isaiah 1:1The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah.
• Isaiah 13:1A pronouncement concerning Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:
• Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders from Tekoa — what he saw regarding Israel in the days of King Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
• Micah 1:1The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Moreshite — what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
• Micah 6:9The voice of the Lord calls out to the city (and it is wise to fear your name): “Pay attention to the rod and the one who ordained it.
• Habakkuk 1:1The pronouncement that the prophet Habakkuk saw.

Commentaries on Isaiah 2:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The word - This indicates that this is the commencement of a new prophecy. It has no immediate connection with the preceding. It was delivered doubtless at a different time, and with reference to a different class of events. In the previous chapter the term “vision” is used Isaiah 2:1, but the meaning is substantially the same. The term “word” דבר dâbâr denotes a “command, a promise, a doctrine, an oracle, a revelation, a message, a thing,” etc. It…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The conversion of the Gentiles, Description of the sinfulness of Israel. (Is. 2:1-9) The awful punishment of unbelievers. (Is. 2:10-22) Verses 1-9 The calling of the Gentiles, the spread of the gospel, and that far more extensive preaching of it yet to come, are foretold. Let Christians strengthen one another, and support one another. It is God who teaches his people, by his word and Spirit. Christ promotes peace, as well as holiness. If all men were real…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1message (literally word): This heading (see Isaiah 1:1) likely introduces the revelation of chapters 2–12. The main focus is on Judah, but some passages also include: the nations in general (Isaiah 2:2–4), all humankind (Isaiah 2:6–22), Syria and the northern kingdom of Israel (Isaiah 7–9), and the Assyrians (Isaiah 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-22Is 2:1-22. 1. The inscription. The word--the revelation.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 2:1

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Amoz
• Isaiah
• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Abolish
• Lofty
• Proportion
• Teach

Commentaries on Isaiah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings