The Day of the Lord

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)
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)
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.
So people will be brought low(O)
    and everyone humbled(P)
    do not forgive them.[a](Q)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 2:9 Or not raise them up

For you have forsaken your people, house of Jacob,
because they are full[a] from the east,
    and of soothsayers like the Philistines,
    and they make alliances[b] with the offspring of foreigners.
And its land is filled with silver and gold,
    and there is no end to its treasures;
and its land is filled with horses,
    and there is no end to its chariots.
Its land is filled with idols;
    they bow down to the work of their[c] hands,
    to what they made with their[d] fingers.
So humanity is humbled;
    everyone is humbled,
    and you must not forgive them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 2:6 Possibly “of diviners” was part of the original text here
  2. Isaiah 2:6 Literally “they clap hands
  3. Isaiah 2:8 Hebrew “his”
  4. Isaiah 2:8 Hebrew “his”