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 King James Version (NKJV)O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord.

Context of Isaiah 2:5

3People 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. 4The Lord will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore. Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord! 6For the Lord has rejected his people, the descendants of Jacob, because they have filled their land with practices from the East and with sorcerers, as the Philistines do. They have made alliances with pagans. 7Israel is full of silver and gold; there is no end to its treasures. Their land is full of warhorses; there is no end to its 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 2:3People 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.
• Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the Lord and rely on your God.
• Isaiah 60:1“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.
• Psalms 89:15Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
• Luke 1:79to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.”
• John 12:35Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going.
• Romans 13:12The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.
• Ephesians 5:8For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
• 1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night.
• 1 John 1:7But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
• Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and 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

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• Abolish
• Lofty
• Proportion
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• Terribly
• Armor; Arms
• Commentaries
• Eschatology of the Old Testament

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