And many peoples will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; So that He may teach us about His ways, And that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go out from Zion And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes stubble, And dry grass collapses in the flame, So their root will become like rot, and their blossom blow away like dust; For they have rejected the Law of the Lord of armies, And discarded the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Bind up the testimony, seal the Law among my disciples.

To the Law and to the testimony! If they do not speak in accordance with this word, it is because they have no dawn.

The earth is also defiled by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and broke the everlasting covenant.

For the Lord is our judge, The Lord is our lawgiver, The Lord is our king; He will save us—

He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice on the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”

The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake To make the Law great and glorious.

Who gave Jacob up for spoils, and Israel to plunderers? Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned, And in whose ways they were not willing to walk, And whose Law they did not obey?

“Pay attention to Me, My people, And listen to Me, My nation; For a law will go out from Me, And I will bring My justice as a light of the peoples.

Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose heart is My Law; Do not fear the taunting of people, Nor be terrified of their abuses.