Isaiah 2:5

Isaiah 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord!

Context of Isaiah 2:5

3Many 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. 4He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord. 6For 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. 7Their land is also full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is also full of horses, And there is no end to their chariots.

Isaiah 2:5 word by word

בֵּ֖ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב לְכ֥וּ וְנֵלְכָ֖ה בְּא֥וֹר יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in the lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Isaiah 2:5

• Isaiah 2:3Many 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.
• Isaiah 50:10“Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord And rely upon his God.
• Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
• Psalms 89:15Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
• Luke 1:79To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.”
• John 12:35Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
• Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
• Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
• 1 Thessalonians 5:5You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
• Revelation 21:23The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

Commentaries on Isaiah 2:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5O house of Jacob - This is a direct address, or exhortation, of the prophet to the Jews. It is made in view of the fact that God had gracious purposes toward them. He intended to distinguish them by making them the source of blessings to all nations. As this was to be their high destiny, he exhorts them to devote themselves to him, and to live to his honor. The word “house” here means the “family, or nation.” The phrase is applied to the Jews because…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Come … let us walk: Walking in God's light (his revelation) leads to a glorious role in his kingdom (see Isaiah 60:1; 1 John 1:7). God is the only light that defeats the darkness of sin and evil (Isaiah 9:2). People cannot create this light on their own (Isaiah 59:9). They must walk in the light God provides, trusting him and obeying his will (Isaiah 50:10). The phrase house of Jacob refers to Israel's special historic relationship with the Lord and their…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. The connection is: As Israel's high destiny is to be a blessing to all nations (Ge 12:3), let Israel's children walk worthy of it (Ep 5:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 2:5

• Church
• Gentiles
• Gospel
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Salvation
• Zeal, Religious

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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