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Isaiah 2:6-4
New International Version - UK
Isaiah 2:6-4
New International Version - UK
The day of the Lord
6 You, Lord, have abandoned your people,
the descendants of Jacob.
They are full of superstitions from the East;
they practise divination like the Philistines
and embrace pagan customs.
7 Their land is full of silver and gold;
there is no end to their treasures.
Their land is full of horses;
there is no end to the chariots.
8 Their land is full of idols;
they bow down to the work of their hands,
to what their fingers have made.
9 So people will be brought low
and everyone humbled –
do not forgive them.[a]
10 Go into the rocks, hide in the ground
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendour of his majesty!
11 The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled
and human pride brought low;
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
12 The Lord Almighty has a day in store
for all the proud and lofty,
for all that is exalted
(and they will be humbled),
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty,
and all the oaks of Bashan,
14 for all the towering mountains
and all the high hills,
15 for every lofty tower
and every fortified wall,
16 for every trading ship[b]
and every stately vessel.
17 The arrogance of man will be brought low
and human pride humbled;
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
18 and the idols will totally disappear.
19 People will flee to caves in the rocks
and to holes in the ground
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendour of his majesty,
when he rises to shake the earth.
20 In that day people will throw away
to the moles and bats
their idols of silver and idols of gold,
which they made to worship.
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks
and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendour of his majesty,
when he rises to shake the earth.
22 Stop trusting in mere humans,
who have but a breath in their nostrils.
Why hold them in esteem?
Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah
3 See now, the Lord,
the Lord Almighty,
is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah
both supply and support:
all supplies of food and all supplies of water,
2 the hero and the warrior,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
3 the captain of fifty and the man of rank,
the counsellor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.
4 ‘I will make mere youths their officials;
children will rule over them.’
5 People will oppress each other –
man against man, neighbour against neighbour.
The young will rise up against the old,
the nobody against the honoured.
6 A man will seize one of his brothers
in his father’s house, and say,
‘You have a cloak, you be our leader;
take charge of this heap of ruins!’
7 But in that day he will cry out,
‘I have no remedy.
I have no food or clothing in my house;
do not make me the leader of the people.’
8 Jerusalem staggers,
Judah is falling;
their words and deeds are against the Lord,
defying his glorious presence.
9 The look on their faces testifies against them;
they parade their sin like Sodom;
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
They have brought disaster upon themselves.
10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
11 Woe to the wicked!
Disaster is upon them!
They will be paid back
for what their hands have done.
12 Youths oppress my people,
women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;
they turn you from the path.
13 The Lord takes his place in court;
he rises to judge the people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment
against the elders and leaders of his people:
‘It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
the plunder from the poor is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people
and grinding the faces of the poor?’
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
16 The Lord says,
‘The women of Zion are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,
flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
17 Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the Lord will make their scalps bald.’
18 In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces, 19 the earrings and bracelets and veils, 20 the head-dresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, 21 the signet rings and nose rings, 22 the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses 23 and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.
24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench;
instead of a sash, a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, branding.
25 Your men will fall by the sword,
your warriors in battle.
26 The gates of Zion will lament and mourn;
destitute, she will sit on the ground.
4 In that day seven women
will take hold of one man
and say, ‘We will eat our own food
and provide our own clothes;
only let us be called by your name.
Take away our disgrace!’
The Branch of the Lord
2 In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. 3 Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit[c] of judgment and a spirit[d] of fire. 5 Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory[e] will be a canopy. 6 It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding-place from the storm and rain.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:9 Or not raise them up
- Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish
- Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
- Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
- Isaiah 4:5 Or over all the glory there
Isaiah 2:6-4
New International Version
Isaiah 2:6-4
New International Version
The Day of the Lord
6 You, Lord, have abandoned(A) your people,
the descendants of Jacob.(B)
They are full of superstitions from the East;
they practice divination(C) like the Philistines(D)
and embrace(E) pagan customs.(F)
7 Their land is full of silver and gold;(G)
there is no end to their treasures.(H)
Their land is full of horses;(I)
there is no end to their chariots.(J)
8 Their land is full of idols;(K)
they bow down(L) to the work of their hands,(M)
to what their fingers(N) have made.
9 So people will be brought low(O)
and everyone humbled(P)—
do not forgive them.[a](Q)
10 Go into the rocks, hide(R) in the ground
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty!(S)
11 The eyes of the arrogant(T) will be humbled(U)
and human pride(V) brought low;(W)
the Lord alone will be exalted(X) in that day.(Y)
12 The Lord Almighty has a day(Z) in store
for all the proud(AA) and lofty,(AB)
for all that is exalted(AC)
(and they will be humbled),(AD)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,(AE) tall and lofty,(AF)
and all the oaks of Bashan,(AG)
14 for all the towering mountains
and all the high hills,(AH)
15 for every lofty tower(AI)
and every fortified wall,(AJ)
16 for every trading ship[b](AK)
and every stately vessel.
17 The arrogance of man will be brought low(AL)
and human pride humbled;(AM)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,(AN)
18 and the idols(AO) will totally disappear.(AP)
19 People will flee to caves(AQ) in the rocks
and to holes in the ground(AR)
from the fearful presence(AS) of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty,(AT)
when he rises to shake the earth.(AU)
20 In that day(AV) people will throw away
to the moles and bats(AW)
their idols of silver and idols of gold,(AX)
which they made to worship.(AY)
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks(AZ)
and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty,(BA)
when he rises(BB) to shake the earth.(BC)
22 Stop trusting in mere humans,(BD)
who have but a breath(BE) in their nostrils.
Why hold them in esteem?(BF)
Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah
3 See now, the Lord,
the Lord Almighty,
is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah
both supply and support:(BG)
all supplies of food(BH) and all supplies of water,(BI)
2 the hero and the warrior,(BJ)
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner(BK) and the elder,(BL)
3 the captain of fifty(BM) and the man of rank,(BN)
the counselor, skilled craftsman(BO) and clever enchanter.(BP)
4 “I will make mere youths their officials;
children will rule over them.”(BQ)
5 People will oppress each other—
man against man, neighbor against neighbor.(BR)
The young will rise up against the old,
the nobody against the honored.
6 A man will seize one of his brothers
in his father’s house, and say,
“You have a cloak, you be our leader;
take charge of this heap of ruins!”
7 But in that day(BS) he will cry out,
“I have no remedy.(BT)
I have no food(BU) or clothing in my house;
do not make me the leader of the people.”(BV)
8 Jerusalem staggers,
Judah is falling;(BW)
their words(BX) and deeds(BY) are against the Lord,
defying(BZ) his glorious presence.
9 The look on their faces testifies(CA) against them;
they parade their sin like Sodom;(CB)
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
They have brought disaster(CC) upon themselves.
10 Tell the righteous it will be well(CD) with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.(CE)
11 Woe to the wicked!(CF)
Disaster(CG) is upon them!
They will be paid back(CH)
for what their hands have done.(CI)
12 Youths(CJ) oppress my people,
women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;(CK)
they turn you from the path.
13 The Lord takes his place in court;(CL)
he rises to judge(CM) the people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment(CN)
against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
the plunder(CO) from the poor(CP) is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people(CQ)
and grinding(CR) the faces of the poor?”(CS)
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.(CT)
16 The Lord says,
“The women of Zion(CU) are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,(CV)
flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
17 Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the Lord will make their scalps bald.(CW)”
18 In that day(CX) the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,(CY) 19 the earrings and bracelets(CZ) and veils,(DA) 20 the headdresses(DB) and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, 21 the signet rings and nose rings,(DC) 22 the fine robes and the capes and cloaks,(DD) the purses 23 and mirrors, and the linen garments(DE) and tiaras(DF) and shawls.
24 Instead of fragrance(DG) there will be a stench;(DH)
instead of a sash,(DI) a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;(DJ)
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;(DK)
instead of beauty,(DL) branding.(DM)
25 Your men will fall by the sword,(DN)
your warriors in battle.(DO)
26 The gates(DP) of Zion will lament and mourn;(DQ)
destitute,(DR) she will sit on the ground.(DS)
4 1 In that day(DT) seven women
will take hold of one man(DU)
and say, “We will eat our own food(DV)
and provide our own clothes;
only let us be called by your name.
Take away our disgrace!”(DW)
The Branch of the Lord
2 In that day(DX) the Branch of the Lord(DY) will be beautiful(DZ) and glorious, and the fruit(EA) of the land will be the pride and glory(EB) of the survivors(EC) in Israel. 3 Those who are left in Zion,(ED) who remain(EE) in Jerusalem, will be called holy,(EF) all who are recorded(EG) among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the filth(EH) of the women of Zion;(EI) he will cleanse(EJ) the bloodstains(EK) from Jerusalem by a spirit[c] of judgment(EL) and a spirit[d] of fire.(EM) 5 Then the Lord will create(EN) over all of Mount Zion(EO) and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night;(EP) over everything the glory[e](EQ) will be a canopy.(ER) 6 It will be a shelter(ES) and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge(ET) and hiding place from the storm(EU) and rain.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:9 Or not raise them up
- Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish
- Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
- Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
- Isaiah 4:5 Or over all the glory there
Isaiah 2:6-4
King James Version
Isaiah 2:6-4
King James Version
6 Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.
7 Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:
8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.
11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
12 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
18 And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
20 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?
3 For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.
2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.
16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.
18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
21 The rings, and nose jewels,
22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
4 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
2 In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:
4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
5 And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
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