Isaiah 2:1-9

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Words that cause us to hope in God

2 This is the message that appeared to Amoz's son, Isaiah, about Judah and Jerusalem.

² This is what will happen in the last days. The mountain where the Lord's temple is will continue to be there. It will be the most important mountain of all. It will be higher than all the hills around it. People from every nation will go there all the time.

³ As they come, people from many nations will say, ‘Come! We will go to the mountain of the Lord, Jacob's God. We will go to worship him at his temple. Then he will teach us how to live in a way that pleases him. We will be able to walk in his paths.’

At that time, Zion will be the place where people learn about what is right. Yes, in Jerusalem the Lord will teach people his message.^[a]

⁴ God will be the judge between different nations. When they argue together, he will say who is right. They will take their swords and they will make them into ploughs. Their spears will become knives to cut their vines. Nations will no longer need weapons to attack other nations. They will not prepare to fight wars any more.

⁵ Jacob's family, come now! We need to live in the light that the Lord gives to us.^[b]

The great day when the Lord will judge everyone

⁶ Lord, you have gone away from your people. They are Jacob's descendants. They are full of ideas from countries in the east. They use magic to learn about future times, as the Philistines do. They join hands with foreign people.

⁷ They are very rich and their land is full of silver and gold. They have many horses, and more chariots than you can count. ⁸ But their land is also full of useless idols. They worship things that they have made with their own hands. ⁹ People bend down low in front of their idols. They even lie flat on the ground!

Lord, do not forgive them!