12 (A)When your days are complete and you (B)lie down with your fathers, (C)I will raise up your [a]descendant after you, who will come forth from [b]you, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 (D)He shall build a house for My name, and (E)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 (F)I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; (G)when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, 15 but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, (H)as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 (I)Your house and your kingdom shall endure before [c]Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.”’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:12 Lit seed
  2. 2 Samuel 7:12 Lit your bowels
  3. 2 Samuel 7:16 So with Gr and some ancient mss; M.T. you

12 When your days are over and you rest(A) with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood,(B) and I will establish his kingdom.(C) 13 He is the one who will build a house(D) for my Name,(E) and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(F) 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.(G) When he does wrong, I will punish him(H) with a rod(I) wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him,(J) as I took it away from Saul,(K) whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[a]; your throne(L) will be established(M) forever.(N)’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts you

God’s Universal Reign

The word which (A)Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

Now it will come about that
(B)In the last days
The (C)mountain of the house of the Lord
Will be established [a]as the chief of the mountains,
And will be raised above the hills;
And (D)all the nations will stream to it.
And many peoples will 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 [b]concerning His ways
And that we may walk in His paths.”
For the [c]law will go forth (E)from Zion
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
And He will judge between the nations,
And will [d]render decisions for many peoples;
And (F)they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
(G)Nation will not lift up sword against nation,
And never again will they learn war.

Come, (H)house of Jacob, and let us walk in the (I)light of the Lord.
For You have (J)abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob,
Because they are filled with influences from the east,
And they are soothsayers (K)like the Philistines,
And they (L)strike bargains with the children of foreigners.
Their land has also been filled with silver and gold
And there is no end to their treasures;
Their land has also been filled with (M)horses
And there is no end to their chariots.
Their land has also been (N)filled with idols;
They worship the (O)work of their hands,
That which their fingers have made.
So (P)the common man has been humbled
And the man of importance has been abased,
But (Q)do not forgive them.
10 (R)Enter the rock and hide in the dust
(S)From the terror of the Lord and from the splendor of His majesty.
11 The [e](T)proud look of man will be abased
And the (U)loftiness of man will be humbled,
And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

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  1. Isaiah 2:2 Lit on
  2. Isaiah 2:3 Or some of
  3. Isaiah 2:3 Or instruction
  4. Isaiah 2:4 Or reprove many
  5. Isaiah 2:11 Lit eyes of the loftiness of men

The Mountain of the Lord(A)

This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:(B)

In the last days(C)

the mountain(D) of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;(E)
it will be exalted(F) above the hills,
    and all nations will stream to it.(G)

Many peoples(H) will come and say,

“Come, let us go(I) up to the mountain(J) 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(K) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(L)
He will judge(M) between the nations
    and will settle disputes(N) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(O)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,(P)
    nor will they train for war anymore.

Come, descendants of Jacob,(Q)
    let us walk in the light(R) of the Lord.

The Day of the Lord

You, Lord, have abandoned(S) your people,
    the descendants of Jacob.(T)
They are full of superstitions from the East;
    they practice divination(U) like the Philistines(V)
    and embrace(W) pagan customs.(X)
Their land is full of silver and gold;(Y)
    there is no end to their treasures.(Z)
Their land is full of horses;(AA)
    there is no end to their chariots.(AB)
Their land is full of idols;(AC)
    they bow down(AD) to the work of their hands,(AE)
    to what their fingers(AF) have made.
So people will be brought low(AG)
    and everyone humbled(AH)
    do not forgive them.[a](AI)

10 Go into the rocks, hide(AJ) in the ground
    from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty!(AK)
11 The eyes of the arrogant(AL) will be humbled(AM)
    and human pride(AN) brought low;(AO)
the Lord alone will be exalted(AP) in that day.(AQ)

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  1. Isaiah 2:9 Or not raise them up

19 In that day there will be an (A)altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a (B)pillar to the Lord near its border. 20 It will become a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of oppressors, and He will send them a (C)Savior and a [a](D)Champion, and He will deliver them. 21 Thus the Lord will make Himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day. They will even worship with (E)sacrifice and offering, and will make a vow to the Lord and perform it. 22 The Lord will strike Egypt, striking but (F)healing; so they will (G)return to the Lord, and He will respond to them and will heal them.

23 In that day there will be a (H)highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria, and the Egyptians will (I)worship with the Assyrians.

24 In that day Israel will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, 25 whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed is (J)Egypt My people, and Assyria (K)the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.”

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  1. Isaiah 19:20 Lit Mighty One

19 In that day(A) there will be an altar(B) to the Lord in the heart of Egypt,(C) and a monument(D) to the Lord at its border. 20 It will be a sign and witness(E) to the Lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior(F) and defender, and he will rescue(G) them. 21 So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge(H) the Lord. They will worship(I) with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and keep them.(J) 22 The Lord will strike(K) Egypt with a plague;(L) he will strike them and heal them. They will turn(M) to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas and heal(N) them.

23 In that day(O) there will be a highway(P) from Egypt to Assyria.(Q) The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship(R) together. 24 In that day(S) Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria,(T) a blessing[a](U) on the earth. 25 The Lord Almighty will bless(V) them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people,(W) Assyria my handiwork,(X) and Israel my inheritance.(Y)

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  1. Isaiah 19:24 Or Assyria, whose names will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or Assyria, who will be seen by others as blessed

“Behold, the (A)days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous [a](B)Branch;
And He will (C)reign as king and [b]act wisely
And (D)do justice and righteousness in the land.
“In His days Judah will be saved,
And (E)Israel will dwell securely;
And this is His (F)name by which He will be called,
‘The (G)Lord our righteousness.’

(H)Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ (I)but, ‘As the Lord lives, who (J)brought up and led back the descendants of the household of Israel from the north land and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ Then they will live on their own soil.”

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Lit Sprout
  2. Jeremiah 23:5 Or succeed

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.(E)
This is the name(F) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(G)

“So then, the days are coming,”(H) declares the Lord, “when people will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’(I) but they will say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of Israel up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.’ Then they will live in their own land.”(J)

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

The Davidic Kingdom

14 ‘Behold, (A)days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will (B)fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a (C)righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute (D)justice and righteousness on the earth. 16 In those days (E)Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the (F)Lord is our righteousness.’ 17 For thus says the Lord, ‘[a]David shall (G)never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 18 [b]and the (H)Levitical priests shall never lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to (I)prepare sacrifices [c]continually.’”

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  1. Jeremiah 33:17 Lit There shall not be cut off for David
  2. Jeremiah 33:18 Lit there shall not be cut off for the Levitical priests
  3. Jeremiah 33:18 Lit all the days

14 “‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise(A) I made to the people of Israel and Judah.

15 “‘In those days and at that time
    I will make a righteous(B) Branch(C) sprout from David’s line;(D)
    he will do what is just and right in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved(E)
    and Jerusalem will live in safety.(F)
This is the name by which it[a] will be called:(G)
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’(H)

17 For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail(I) to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel, 18 nor will the Levitical(J) priests(K) ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.(L)’”

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  1. Jeremiah 33:16 Or he

The Davidic Kingdom

24 “My servant (A)David will be king over them, and they will all have (B)one shepherd; and they will walk in My ordinances and keep My statutes and observe them. 25 They will live on the land that I gave to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived; and they will live on it, they, and their sons and their sons’ sons, forever; and (C)David My servant will be their prince forever. 26 I will make a (D)covenant of peace with them; it will be an (E)everlasting covenant with them. And I will [a]place them and (F)multiply them, and will set My (G)sanctuary in their midst forever. 27 My (H)dwelling place also will be with them; and (I)I will be their God, and they will be My people. 28 And the nations will know that I am the Lord (J)who sanctifies Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forever.”’”

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  1. Ezekiel 37:26 Lit give

24 “‘My servant David(A) will be king(B) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(C) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(D) 25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(E) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(F) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(G) 26 I will make a covenant of peace(H) with them; it will be an everlasting covenant.(I) I will establish them and increase their numbers,(J) and I will put my sanctuary among them(K) forever.(L) 27 My dwelling place(M) will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.(N) 28 Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy,(O) when my sanctuary is among them forever.(P)’”

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10 “All the (A)sinners of My people will die by the sword,
Those who say, ‘(B)The calamity will not overtake or confront us.’

The Restoration of Israel

11 “In that day I will (C)raise up the fallen [a](D)booth of David,
And wall up its (E)breaches;
I will also raise up its ruins
And rebuild it as in the (F)days of old;
12 (G)That they may possess the remnant of (H)Edom
And all the [b]nations who are (I)called by My name,”
Declares the Lord who does this.

13 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When the (J)plowman will overtake the reaper
And the treader of grapes him who sows seed;
When the (K)mountains will drip sweet (L)wine
And all the hills will be dissolved.
14 “Also I will (M)restore the [c]captivity of My people Israel,
And they will (N)rebuild the ruined cities and live in them;
They will also (O)plant vineyards and drink their wine,
And make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 “I will also plant them on their land,
And (P)they will not again be rooted out from their land
Which I have given them,”
Says the Lord your God.

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  1. Amos 9:11 Or shelter or tabernacle
  2. Amos 9:12 Or Gentiles
  3. Amos 9:14 Or fortunes

10 All the sinners among my people
    will die by the sword,(A)
all those who say,
    ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’(B)

Israel’s Restoration

11 “In that day

“I will restore David’s(C) fallen shelter(D)
    I will repair its broken walls
    and restore its ruins(E)
    and will rebuild it as it used to be,(F)
12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom(G)
    and all the nations that bear my name,[a](H)
declares the Lord, who will do these things.(I)

13 “The days are coming,”(J) declares the Lord,

“when the reaper(K) will be overtaken by the plowman(L)
    and the planter by the one treading(M) grapes.
New wine(N) will drip from the mountains
    and flow from all the hills,(O)
14     and I will bring(P) my people Israel back from exile.[b](Q)

“They will rebuild the ruined cities(R) and live in them.
    They will plant vineyards(S) and drink their wine;
    they will make gardens and eat their fruit.(T)
15 I will plant(U) Israel in their own land,(V)
    never again to be uprooted(W)
    from the land I have given them,”(X)

says the Lord your God.(Y)

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  1. Amos 9:12 Hebrew; Septuagint so that the remnant of people / and all the nations that bear my name may seek me
  2. Amos 9:14 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel