Isaiah 2:1-11

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The Mountain of the Lord^(A)

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

²In 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)

³Many 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)
⁴He 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.

⁵Come, descendants of Jacob,^(Q)
let us walk in the light^(R) of the Lord.

The Day of the Lord

⁶You, 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)
⁷Their 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)
⁸Their land is full of idols;^(AC)
    they bow down^(AD) to the work of their hands,^(AE)
    to what their fingers^(AF) have made.
⁹So people will be brought low^(AG)
    and everyone humbled^(AH)—
    do not forgive them.^[a]^(AI)

¹⁰Go into the rocks, hide^(AJ) in the ground
    from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty!^(AK)
¹¹The 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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Footnotes

Isaiah 2:9 Or not raise them up

Matthew 13:24-30

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The Parable of the Weeds

²⁴Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like^(A) a man who sowed good seed in his field. ²⁵But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. ²⁶When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.

²⁷“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

²⁸“‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.

“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

²⁹“‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. ³⁰Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”^(B)

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