Isaiah 2

God’s Universal Reign

1The wordH1697 whichH834 1IsaiahH3470 the sonH1121 of AmozH531 sawH2372 concerningH5921 JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389.

2Now it will comeH1961 about that 2In the lastH319 daysH3117 The 3mountainH2022 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 Will be establishedH3559 4as the chiefH7218 of the mountainsH2022, And will be raisedH5375 aboveH4480 the hillsH1389; And 5allH3605 the nationsH1471 will streamH5102 to it.3And manyH7227 peoplesH5971 will comeH1980 and sayH559, “ComeH1980, let us goH5927 up to the mountainH2022 of the LordH3068, To the houseH1004 of the GodH430 of JacobH3290; That He may teachH3384 us 6concerningH4480 His waysH1870 And that we may walkH1980 in His pathsH734.” For the 7lawH8451 will goH3318 forthH3318 8from ZionH6726 And the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 from JerusalemH3389.4And He will judgeH8199 betweenH996 the nationsH1471, And will 9renderH3198 decisionsH3198 for manyH7227 peoplesH5971; And 10they will hammerH3807 their swordsH2719 into plowsharesH855 and their spearsH2595 into pruningH4211 hooksH4211. 11NationH1471 will not liftH5375 up swordH2719 againstH413 nationH1471, And neverH3808 againH5750 will they learnH3925 warH4421.

5ComeH1980, 12houseH1004 of JacobH3290, and let us walkH1980 in the 13lightH216 of the LordH3068.6For You have 14abandonedH5203 Your peopleH5971, the houseH1004 of JacobH3290, BecauseH3588 they are filledH4390 with influences from the eastH6924, And they are soothsayersH6049 15like the PhilistinesH6430, And they 16strikeH5606 bargains with the childrenH3206 of foreignersH5237.7Their landH776 has also been filledH4390 with silverH3701 and goldH2091 And thereH369 is noH369 endH7097 to their treasuresH214; Their landH776 has also been filledH4390 with 17horsesH5483 And thereH369 is noH369 endH7097 to their chariotsH4818.8Their landH776 has also been 18filledH4390 with idolsH457; They worshipH7812 the 19workH4639 of their handsH3027, That whichH834 their fingersH676 have madeH6213.9So 20the common manH120 has beenH7817 humbledH7817 And the manH376 of importance has beenH8213 abasedH8213, But 21do not forgiveH5375 them.1022EnterH935 the rockH6697 and hideH2934 in the dustH6083 23From the terrorH6343 of the LordH3068 and from the splendorH1926 of His majestyH1347.11The 2425proudH1365 lookH5869 of manH120 will be abasedH8213 And the 26loftinessH7312 of manH376 will be humbledH7817, And the LordH3068 aloneH905 will be exaltedH7682 in that dayH3117.

A Day of Reckoning Coming

12For the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 will have a dayH3117 of reckoning AgainstH5921 27everyoneH3605 whoH1343 is proudH1343 and loftyH7311 And againstH5921 everyoneH3605 who is liftedH5375 up, That he may be abasedH8213.13And it will be againstH5921 allH3605 the cedarsH730 of LebanonH3844 that are loftyH7311 and liftedH5375 up, AgainstH5921 allH3605 the 28oaksH437 of BashanH1316,14AgainstH5921 allH3605 the 29loftyH7311 mountainsH2022, AgainstH5921 allH3605 the hillsH1389 that are liftedH5375 up,15AgainstH5921 everyH3605 30highH1364 towerH4026, AgainstH5921 everyH3605 fortifiedH1219 wallH2346,16AgainstH5921 allH3605 the 31shipsH591 of TarshishH8659 And againstH5921 allH3605 the beautifulH2532 craftH7914.17The prideH1365 of manH120 will be humbledH7817 And the loftinessH7312 of menH376 will be abasedH8213; And the LordH3068 aloneH905 will be exaltedH7682 in that dayH3117,18But the 32idolsH457 will completelyH3632 vanishH2498.19Men will 33goH935 into cavesH4631 of the rocksH6697 And into holesH4247 of the 34groundH6083 BeforeH4480H6440 the terrorH6343 of the LordH3068 And the splendorH1926 of His majestyH1347, When He arisesH6965 35to makeH6206 the earthH776 trembleH6206.20In that dayH3117 menH120 will 36castH7993 awayH7993 to the molesH2663 and the 37batsH5847 Their idolsH457 of silverH3701 and their idolsH457 of goldH2091, WhichH834 they madeH6213 for themselves to worshipH7812,21In order to 38goH935 into the cavernsH5366 of the rocksH6697 and the cleftsH5585 of the cliffsH5553 BeforeH4480H6440 the terrorH6343 of the LordH3068 and the splendorH1926 of His majestyH1347, When He arisesH6965 to makeH6206 the earthH776 trembleH6206.223940StopH2308 regardingH2308H4480 manH120, whoseH834 breathH5397 of life is in his nostrilsH639; For 4142whyH4100 should he be esteemedH2803?