Isaiah 2

1 The word which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem.

The word which came to Esaias the son of Amos concerning Judea, and concerning Jerusalem.

2 And it will come about in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord will be placed on the top of the mountains, and be lifted up over the hills; and all nations will come to it.

For in the last days the mountain of the Lord shall be glorious, and the house of God [shall be] on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall come to it.

3 And the peoples will say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob: and he will give us knowledge of his ways, and we will be guided by his word; for out of Zion the law will go out, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

And many nations shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will tell us his way, and we will walk in it: for out of Sion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem.

4 And he will be the judge between the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer will the nations be turning their swords against one another, and the knowledge of war will be gone for ever.

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles: and nation shall not take up sword against nation, neither shall they learn to war any more.

5 O family of Jacob, come, and let us go in the light of the Lord.

And now, O house of Jacob, come, [and] let us walk in the light of the Lord.

6 For you, O Lord, have given up your people, the family of Jacob, because they are full of the evil ways of the east, and make use of secret arts like the Philistines, and are friends with the children of strange countries.

For he has forsaken his people the house of Israel, because their land is filled as at the beginning with divinations, as the [land] of the Philistines, and many strange children were born to them.

7 And their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end to their stores; their land is full of horses, and there is no end to their carriages.

For their land is filled with silver and gold, and there was no number of their treasures; their land also is filled with horses, and there was no number of chariots.

8 Their land is full of images; they give worship to the work of their hands, even to that which their fingers have made.

And the land is filled with abominations, [even] the works of their hands; and they have worshipped [the works] which their fingers made.

9 And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face: for this cause there will be no forgiveness for their sin.

And the mean man bowed down, and the great man was humbled: and I will not pardon them.

10 Go into a hole in the rock, covering yourselves with dust, in fear of the Lord, before the glory of his power.

Now therefore enter you into the rocks, and hide yourselves in the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.

11 The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

12 For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;

For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and haughty, and upon every one that is high and towering, and they shall be brought down;

13 And on all the high trees of Lebanon, and on all the strong trees of Bashan;

and upon every cedar of Libanus, of them that are high and towering, and upon every oak of Basan,

14 And on all the high mountains, and on all the hills which are lifted up;

and upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill,

15 And on every high tower, and on every strong wall;

and upon every high tower, and upon every high wall,

16 And on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all the fair boats.

and upon every ship of the sea, and upon every display of fine ships.

17 And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

And every man shall be brought low, and the pride of men shall fall: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

18 And the images will never be seen again.

And they shall hide all [idols] made with hands,

19 And men will go into cracks of the rocks, and into holes of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength.

having carried [them] into the caves, and into the clefts of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.

20 In that day men will put their images of silver and of gold, which they made for worship, in the keeping of the beasts of the dark places;

For in that day a man shall cast forth his silver and gold abominations, which they made [in order] to worship vanities and bats;

21 To take cover in the cracks of the rocks, and in the holes of the hills, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength.

to enter into the caverns of the solid rock, and into the clefts of the rocks, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.

22 Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.