Isaiah 2:6

Isaiah 2:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore 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.
• New International Version (NIV)You, Lord, have abandoned your people, the descendants of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and embrace pagan customs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners.

Context of Isaiah 2:6

4He will settle disputes among the nations and provide arbitration for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nation will not take up the sword against nation, and they will never again train for war. 5House of Jacob, come and let’s walk in the Lord’s light. For you have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of divination from the East and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines. They are in league with foreigners. 7Their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, and there is no limit to their chariots. 8Their land is full of worthless idols; they worship the work of their hands, what their fingers have made.

Isaiah 2:6 word by word

כִּ֣י נָטַ֗שְׁתָּה עַמְּךָ֙ בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּ֤י מָלְאוּ֙ מִקֶּ֔דֶם וְעֹֽנְנִ֖ים כַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וּבְיַלְדֵ֥י נָכְרִ֖ים יַשְׂפִּֽיקוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore thou hast forsakenנָטַשׁnâţash · to leaveH5203
• thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• because they be replenishedמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• from the eastקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: eastH6924
• soothsayersעָנַן‛ânan · to divineH6049
• like the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• and they pleaseסָפַקsâphaq ώâphaq · to slapH5606
• themselves in the childrenיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• of strangersנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237

Cross-references for Isaiah 2:6

• Deuteronomy 31:16The Lord said to Moses, “You are about to rest with your ancestors, and these people will soon prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will abandon me and break the covenant I have made with them.
• 2 Chronicles 15:2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Asa and all Judah and Benjamin, hear me. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
• 2 Chronicles 24:20The Spirit of God enveloped Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood above the people and said to them, “This is what God says, ‘Why are you transgressing the Lord’s commands so that you do not prosper? Because you have abandoned the Lord, he has abandoned you.’”
• Lamentations 5:20Why do you continually forget us, abandon us for our entire lives?
• Romans 11:1I ask, then, has God rejected his people? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
• Numbers 23:7Balaam proclaimed his poem: Balak brought me from Aram; the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains: “Come, put a curse on Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel!”
• Isaiah 8:19When they say to you, “Inquire of the mediums and the spiritists who chirp and mutter,” shouldn’t a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?
• Isaiah 47:12So take your stand with your spells and your many sorceries, which you have wearied yourself with from your youth. Perhaps you will be able to succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!
• Exodus 22:18“Do not allow a sorceress to live.
• Leviticus 19:31“Do not turn to mediums or consult spiritists, or you will be defiled by them; I am the Lord your God.
• Leviticus 20:6“Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists and prostitutes himself with them, I will turn against that person and cut him off from his people.
• Deuteronomy 18:10No one among you is to sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire, practice divination, tell fortunes, interpret omens, practice sorcery,
• 1 Chronicles 10:13Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the Lord because he did not keep the Lord’s word. He even consulted a medium for guidance,
• Exodus 34:16Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.
• Numbers 25:1While Israel was staying in the Acacia Grove, the people began to prostitute themselves with the women of Moab.
• Deuteronomy 21:11if you see a beautiful woman among the captives, desire her, and want to take her as your wife,

Commentaries on Isaiah 2:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They be replenished "And they multiply" - Seven MSS. and one edition, for ישפיקו yaspiku, read ישפיחו yaspichu, "and have joined themselves to the children of strangers;" that is, in marriage or worship. - Dr. Jubb. So Vulg., adhaeserunt. Compare Isaiah 14:1. But the very learned professor Chevalier Michaelis has explained the word יספחו yesupachu, Job 30:7, (German translation, note on the place), in another manner; which perfectly well agrees with that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Therefore - The prophet proceeds in this and the following verses, to state the reasons of their calamities, and of the judgments that had come upon them. Those judgments he traces to the crimes which he enumerates - crimes growing chiefly out of great commercial prosperity, producing pride, luxury, and idolatry. Thou hast forsaken - The address is changed from the exhortation to the house of Jacob Isaiah 2:5 to God, as is frequently the case in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Lord had rejected his people to discipline them (Isaiah 8:17). Although not permanent, this rejection seriously threatened their hopes for a glorious future. soothsayers: These were people who practiced pagan religion and magic. God had clearly forbidden this practice in Israel (Deuteronomy 18:10–11). The Philistines were ancient enemies of Israel (Isaiah 9:12; 11:14; 14:29, 31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Therefore--rather, "For": reasons why there is the more need of the exhortation in Is 2:5. thou--transition to Jehovah: such rapid transitions are natural, when the mind is full of a subject. replenished--rather, filled, namely, with the superstitions of the East, Syria, and Chaldea. soothsayers--forbidden (De 18:10-14). Philistines--southwest of Palestine: antithesis to "the east." please themselves--rather, join hands with, that is, enter into…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Philistines
• Jacob, Israel
• Abolish
• Divination
• Lofty
• Proportion
• Soothsayer
• Teach
• Terribly

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