Isaiah 2:2

Isaiah 2:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
• New International Version (NIV)In 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It 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,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the Lord’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it.

Context of Isaiah 2:2

1This is the message which Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem. In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established as the highest of the mountains and raised above the hills. All the nations will stream to it. 3Then many people will come and say, “Let’s go to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways so that we may live by them.” The teachings will go out from Zion. The Lord’s word will go out from Jerusalem. 4Then he will judge disputes between nations and settle arguments between many people. They will hammer their swords into plowblades and their spears into pruning shears. Nations will never fight against each other, and they will never train for war again.

Isaiah 2:2 word by word

וְהָיָ֣ה׀ בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית הַיָּמִ֗ים נָכ֨וֹן יִֽהְיֶ֜ה הַ֤ר בֵּית־יְהוָה֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הֶהָרִ֔ים וְנִשָּׂ֖א מִגְּבָע֑וֹת וְנָהֲר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו כָּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass in the lastאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• shall be establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• in the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• and shall be exaltedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• above the hillsגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
• and all nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall flowנָהַרnâhar · to flowH5102

Cross-references for Isaiah 2:2

• Micah 4:1In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established as the highest of the mountains and raised above the hills. People will stream to it.
• Genesis 49:1Jacob called for his sons and said, “Come here, and let me tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.
• Numbers 24:14Even though I’m going back to my people, I’ll give you some advice. I’ll tell you what these people will do to your people in the days to come.”
• Job 19:25But I know that my defender lives, and afterwards, he will rise on the earth.
• Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly.
• Jeremiah 30:24The Lord’s burning anger will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly.
• Jeremiah 48:47But I will restore Moab in the last days,” declares the Lord. The judgment against Moab ends here.
• Jeremiah 49:39But afterward, I’ll return the captives of Elam, declares the Lord.
• Ezekiel 38:16You will attack my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In the days to come, I will let you attack my land so that nations will know me. I will use you for my holy purpose as they watch.
• Daniel 2:28But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets. He will tell King Nebuchadnezzar what is going to happen in the days to come. This is your dream, the vision you had while you were asleep:
• Daniel 10:14I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the last days, because the vision is about times still to come.”
• Acts 2:17‘In the last days, God says, I will pour my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will speak what God has revealed. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.
• 2 Timothy 3:1You must understand this: In the last days there will be violent periods of time.
• Hebrews 1:2In these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. God made his Son responsible for everything. His Son is the one through whom God made the universe.
• 2 Peter 3:3First, you must understand this: In the last days people who follow their own desires will appear. These disrespectful people will ridicule ⌞God’s promise⌟
• Isaiah 30:29You will sing a song like the song you sing on a festival night. Your hearts will be happy like someone going out with a flute on the way to the Lord’s mountain, to the rock of Israel.

Commentaries on Isaiah 2:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2In the last days "In the latter days" - "Wherever the latter times are mentioned in Scripture, the days of the Messiah are always meant," says Kimchi on this place: and, in regard to this place, nothing can be more clear and certain. And the mountain of the Lord's house, says the same author, is Mount Moriah, on which the temple was built. The prophet Micah, Micah 4:1-4, has repeated this prophecy of the establishment of the kingdom of Christ, and of its…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2In the last days - הימים באחרית be'achărı̂yth hāyâmı̂ym In the “after” days; in the “futurity” of days; that is, in the time to come. This is an expression that often occurs in the Old Testament. It does not of itself refer to any “particular” period, and especially not, as our translation would seem to indicate, to the end of the world. The expression properly denotes “only future time” in general. But the prophets were accustomed to concentrate all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2In the Old Testament, the phrase the last days generally refers to a future time (see Jeremiah 49:39; Ezekiel 38:16; Hosea 3:5). In the New Testament, it refers to the period that started with the arrival of Jesus (Hebrews 1:2). More specifically, it refers to the time just before the end of the current age (2 Peter 3:3). The mountain of the Lord’s house refers to the Temple Mount. This place symbolizes God’s glorious exaltation (see Isaiah 6:1) and his…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Same as Mi 4:1. As Micah prophesied in Jotham's reign, and Isaiah in Uzziah's, Micah rests on Isaiah, whom he confirms: not vice versa. Hengstenberg on slight grounds makes Mi 4:1 the original. last days--that is, Messiah's: especially the days yet to come, to which all prophecy hastens, when "the house of the God of Jacob," namely, at Jerusalem, shall be the center to which the converted nations shall flock together (Mt 13:32; Lu 2:31, 32; Ac 1:6, 7)…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 2:2

• Church
• Gentiles
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus, the Christ
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Last Days
• Abolish
• Lofty
• Proportion
• Proselyte
• Teach
• Temple
• Terribly
• Armor; Arms
• Christ, Offices of

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