New International Version
Isaiah 2:3
3Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Isaiah 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, 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 the Lord from Jerusalem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and many peoples shall come, and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Many people shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
- New Living Translation (NLT)People from many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem.
Context of Isaiah 2:3
1This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2In 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. Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. 5Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
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וְֽהָלְכ֞וּ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים וְאָמְרוּ֙ לְכ֣וּ׀ וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה אֶל־הַר־יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־בֵּית֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ מִדְּרָכָ֔יו וְנֵלְכָ֖ה בְּאֹרְחֹתָ֑יו כִּ֤י מִצִּיּוֹן֙ תֵּצֵ֣א תוֹרָ֔ה וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- shall goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- ye, and let us go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- to the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- and he will teachיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384
- us of his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- in his pathsאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
- for out of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- shall go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
- and the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- from Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
Cross-references for Isaiah 2:3
- Jeremiah 31:6There will be a day when watchmen cry out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Come, let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.’ ”
- Jeremiah 50:4“In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “the people of Israel and the people of Judah together will go in tears to seek the Lord their God.
- Zechariah 8:20This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come,
- Deuteronomy 6:1These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,
- Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
- Matthew 7:24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- Luke 11:28He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- John 7:17Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.
- Acts 10:33So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”
- James 1:25But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
- Isaiah 51:4“Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: Instruction will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations.
- Psalms 110:2The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!”
- Luke 24:47and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
- Romans 10:18But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 2:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3To the house - The conjunction ו vau is added by nineteen of Kennicott's, thirteen of De Rossi's MSS., one of my own, and two editions, the Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Arabic, and some copies of the Targum; And to the house. It makes the sentence more emphatic. He will teach us of his ways - Unless God grant a revelation of his will, what can we know? We will walk in his paths - Unless we purpose to walk in the light, of what use can that light be to us?…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And many people shall go - This denotes a prevalent “desire” to turn to the true God, and embrace the true religion. It is remarkable that it speaks of an inclination among them to “seek” God, as if they were satisfied of the folly and danger of their ways, and felt the necessity of obtaining a better religion. In many cases this has occurred. Thus, in modern times, the people of the Sandwich Islands threw away their gods and remained without any…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Human society will change as people follow God's revelation and his ways. Judah had already received God’s teaching and word, but they did not obey it (Isaiah 1:10–15). However, the nations will be ready to do God's will.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. If the curse foretold against Israel has been literally fulfilled, so shall the promised blessing be literal. We Gentiles must not, while giving them the curse, deny them their peculiar blessing by spiritualizing it. The Holy Ghost shall be poured out for a general conversion then (Jr 50:5; Zec 8:21, 23; Joe 2:28). from Jerusalem--(Lu 24:47) an earnest of the future relations of Jerusalem to Christendom (Ro 11:12, 15).Read the comment
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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
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