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Isaiah 2:4-16
English Standard Version
Isaiah 2:4-16
English Standard Version
4 He shall judge between the nations,
and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
(A)and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
(B)nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.
5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in (C)the light of the Lord.
The Day of the Lord
6 For you have rejected your people,
the house of Jacob,
because they are full of things (D)from the east
and (E)of fortune-tellers (F)like the Philistines,
and they (G)strike hands with the children of foreigners.
7 Their land is (H)filled with silver and gold,
and there is no end to their treasures;
their land is (I)filled with horses,
and there is no end to their chariots.
8 Their land is (J)filled with idols;
they bow down to (K)the work of their hands,
to what their own fingers have made.
9 So man (L)is humbled,
and each one (M)is brought low—
do not forgive them!
10 (N)Enter into the rock
and hide in the dust
(O)from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty.
11 (P)The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
12 (Q)For the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;
13 against all the (R)cedars of Lebanon,
lofty and lifted up;
and against all the (S)oaks of Bashan;
14 against all (T)the lofty mountains,
and against all the uplifted hills;
15 against every high tower,
and against every fortified wall;
16 against all (U)the ships of Tarshish,
and against all the beautiful craft.
Isaiah 2:4-16
New International Version
Isaiah 2:4-16
New International Version
4 He will judge(A) between the nations
and will settle disputes(B) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.(C)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,(D)
nor will they train for war anymore.
The Day of the Lord
6 You, Lord, have abandoned(G) your people,
the descendants of Jacob.(H)
They are full of superstitions from the East;
they practice divination(I) like the Philistines(J)
and embrace(K) pagan customs.(L)
7 Their land is full of silver and gold;(M)
there is no end to their treasures.(N)
Their land is full of horses;(O)
there is no end to their chariots.(P)
8 Their land is full of idols;(Q)
they bow down(R) to the work of their hands,(S)
to what their fingers(T) have made.
9 So people will be brought low(U)
and everyone humbled(V)—
do not forgive them.[a](W)
10 Go into the rocks, hide(X) in the ground
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty!(Y)
11 The eyes of the arrogant(Z) will be humbled(AA)
and human pride(AB) brought low;(AC)
the Lord alone will be exalted(AD) in that day.(AE)
12 The Lord Almighty has a day(AF) in store
for all the proud(AG) and lofty,(AH)
for all that is exalted(AI)
(and they will be humbled),(AJ)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,(AK) tall and lofty,(AL)
and all the oaks of Bashan,(AM)
14 for all the towering mountains
and all the high hills,(AN)
15 for every lofty tower(AO)
and every fortified wall,(AP)
16 for every trading ship[b](AQ)
and every stately vessel.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:9 Or not raise them up
- Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish
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