² In the last days^(A)

³ Many peoples^(F) will come and say,

²⁰ And they will bring^(A) all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain^(B) in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,”^(C) says the Lord. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels.^(D)

⁴ Then the glory of the Lord^(A) rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the Lord.

⁴ The glory^(A) of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east.^{(B) 5} Then the Spirit^(C) lifted me up^(D) and brought me into the inner court, and the glory^(E) of the Lord filled the temple.^(F)

⁶ While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple. ⁷ He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne^(A) and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile^(B) my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings^[a] for their kings at their death.^[b](C)

The Mountain of the Lord^(A)

4 In the last days

² Many nations will come and say,

⁶ “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little while^(A) I will once more shake the heavens and the earth,^(B) the sea and the dry land. ⁷ I will shake all nations, and what is desired^(C) by all nations will come, and I will fill this house^(D) with glory,^(E)’ says the Lord Almighty. ⁸ ‘The silver is mine and the gold^(F) is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty. ⁹ ‘The glory^(G) of this present house^(H) will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,^(I)’ declares the Lord Almighty.”