Isaiah 2

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

The word, which was revealed to Isaiah, the son of Amoz, concerning Judah and 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.

It shall come to pass in the last days, That the mountain of the house of Jehovah shall be established at the head of the mountains, And exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow unto 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 kingdoms shall go, and shall say, “Come, let us go to the mountain of Jehovah, To the house of the God of Jacob, That he may teach us his ways, And that we may walk in his paths!” For from Zion shall go forth a law, And the word of Jehovah from 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.

He shall be a judge of the nations, And an umpire of many kingdoms; And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, And their spears into pruning-hooks; Nation shall not lift up the sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war any more.

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

O house of Jacob, come ye, And let us walk in the light of Jehovah!

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 thou hast forsaken thy people, the house of Jacob, Because they are full of the East, And are sorcerers, like the Philistines, And strike hands with a foreign race!

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.

Their land is full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is full of horses, And there is no end to their 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.

Their land is full of idols; They bow down to the work of their own hands, To that which their own fingers have 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.

Therefore shall the mean man be bowed down, And the great man be brought low; And thou wilt not forgive them!

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

Go into the rock, hide yourselves in the dust, From the terror of Jehovah, and the glory of his majesty!

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.

The proud looks of man shall be humbled, And the loftiness of mortals shall be brought low; Jehovah 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 Jehovah of hosts holdeth a day of judgment Against all that is proud and lofty; Against all that is exalted, and it shall be brought low;

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

Against all the cedars of Lebanon, the high and the exalted, And against all the oaks of Bashan;

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

Against all the lofty mountains, And against all the high hills;

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

Against every lofty tower, And against every high wall;

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

Against all the ships of Tarshish, And against all their beautiful flags.

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.

The pride of man shall be humbled; The loftiness of mortals shall be brought low; Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

18 And the images will never be seen again.

The idols shall wholly pass away;

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.

And men shall go into clefts of the rocks, and caves of the earth, From the terror of Jehovah, and the glory of his majesty, When he ariseth to make the earth tremble.

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;

At that time shall men cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, Which they have made to worship, To the moles and the 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.

Fleeing into caves of the rocks, and clefts of the craggy rocks, From the terror of Jehovah, and the glory of his majesty, When he ariseth to make the earth tremble.

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

Trust, then, no more in man, Whose breath is in his nostrils! For what account is to be made of him!