Isaiah 2

The Mountain of the Lord

1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

2 l It shall come to pass in the latter days
that m the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be lifted up above the hills;
and n all the nations shall flow to it,
 3 and o many peoples shall come, and say:
"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths."
For p out of Zion shall go the law, 1
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
 4 He shall judge between the nations,
and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
q and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
r nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.

5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in s the light of the Lord.

The Day of the Lord

6 For you have rejected your people,
the house of Jacob,
because they are full of things t from the east
and u of fortune-tellers v like the Philistines,
and they w strike hands with the children of foreigners.
 7 Their land is x filled with silver and gold,
and there is no end to their treasures;
their land is y filled with horses,
and there is no end to their chariots.
 8 Their land is z filled with idols;
they bow down to a the work of their hands,
to what their own fingers have made.
 9 So man b is humbled,
and each one b is brought low -
do not forgive them!
 10 c Enter into the rock
and hide in the dust
d from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty.
 11 e The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

12 f For the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up - and it shall be brought low;
 13 against all the g cedars of Lebanon,
lofty and lifted up;
and against all the h oaks of Bashan;
 14 against all i the lofty mountains,
and against all the uplifted hills;
 15 against every high tower,
and against every fortified wall;
 16 against all j the ships of Tarshish,
and against all the beautiful craft.
 17 k And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
 18 l And the idols shall utterly pass away.
 19 m And people shall enter the caves of the rocks
and the holes of the ground, 2
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty,
n when he rises to terrify the earth.

20 In that day o mankind will cast away
their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
which they made for themselves to worship,
to the moles and to the p bats,
 21 m to enter the caverns of the rocks
and the clefts of the cliffs,
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty,
n when he rises to terrify the earth.
 22 q Stop regarding man
r in whose nostrils is breath,
for of what account is he?

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:2 - 4
    It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it.
    Micah 4:1 - 3
    It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:13
    You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north.
    Isaiah 25:6
    On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 56:7
    These I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
  4. Cross References
    Zechariah 8:20 - 23
    Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities.
  5. Cross References
    Luke 24:47
    And that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
    John 4:22
    You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
  6. Cross References
    Joel 3:10
    Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, "I am a warrior.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 9:7
    Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
    Psalms 72:3
    Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
    Psalms 72:7
    In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
    Hosea 2:18
    And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in safety.
    Zechariah 9:10
    I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 60:1 - 2
    Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
    Ephesians 5:8
    For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
  9. Cross References
    2 Kings 16:10 - 11
    When King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, he saw the altar that was at Damascus. And King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a model of the altar, and its pattern, exact in all its details.
  10. Cross References
    Micah 5:12
    And I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you shall have no more tellers of fortunes.
  11. Cross References
    2 Kings 1:2
    Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, "Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.
  12. Cross References
    2 Kings 16:7 - 8
    So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.
  13. Cross References
    Isaiah 39:2
    And Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. And he showed them his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his whole armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.
    Isaiah 22:8
    He has taken away the covering of Judah. In that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest.
    Isaiah 22:11
    You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to him who did it, or see him who planned it long ago.
    Deuteronomy 17:17
    And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.
  14. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:16
    And you said, "No! We will flee upon horses"; therefore you shall flee away; and, "We will ride upon swift steeds"; therefore your pursuers shall be swift.
    Deuteronomy 17:16
    Only he must not acquire many horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, 'You shall never return that way again.
    Micah 5:10
    And in that day, declares the Lord, I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots.
  15. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:18
    And the idols shall utterly pass away.
    Isaiah 2:20
    In that day mankind will cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats.
    Isaiah 10:10 - 11
    As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria.
    Jeremiah 2:28
    But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you, in your time of trouble; for as many as your cities are your gods, O Judah.
  16. Cross References
    Isaiah 44:9 - 17
    All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame.
  17. Cross References
    Isaiah 5:15
    Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are brought low.
  18. Cross References
    Isaiah 5:15
    Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are brought low.
  19. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:19
    And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
    Isaiah 2:21
    To enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cliffs, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
    Revelation 6:15 - 16
    Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
  20. Cross References
    2 Thessalonians 1:9
    They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.
  21. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:17
    And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
    Psalms 18:27
    For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down.
    Micah 2:3
    Therefore thus says the Lord : behold, against this family I am devising disaster, from which you cannot remove your necks, and you shall not walk haughtily, for it will be a time of disaster.
    2 Corinthians 10:5
    We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.
  22. Cross References
    Job 40:11 - 12
    Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him.
    Malachi 4:1
    For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
  23. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:8
    The cypresses rejoice at you, the cedars of Lebanon, saying, 'Since you were laid low, no woodcutter comes up against us.
    Judges 9:15
    And the bramble said to the trees, 'If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade, but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
  24. Cross References
    Ezekiel 27:6
    Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.
    Zechariah 11:2
    Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled!
  25. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:25
    And on every lofty mountain and every high hill there will be brooks running with water, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
  26. Cross References
    Isaiah 60:9
    For the coastlands shall hope for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful.
    1 Kings 10:22
    For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  27. Cross References
    Psalms 18:27
    For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down.
    Micah 2:3
    Therefore thus says the Lord : behold, against this family I am devising disaster, from which you cannot remove your necks, and you shall not walk haughtily, for it will be a time of disaster.
    2 Corinthians 10:5
    We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.
  28. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:8
    Their land is filled with idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their own fingers have made.
  29. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:10
    Enter into the rock and hide in the dust from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty.
    Hosea 10:8
    The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. Thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars, and they shall say to the mountains, "Cover us," and to the hills, "Fall on us.
    Luke 23:30
    Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.
    Revelation 6:16
    Calling to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
  30. Cross References
    Psalms 76:8 - 9
    From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still.
    Habakkuk 3:6
    He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations; then the eternal mountains were scattered; the everlasting hills sank low. His were the everlasting ways.
  31. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:22
    Then you will defile your carved idols overlaid with silver and your gold-plated metal images. You will scatter them as unclean things. You will say to them, "Be gone!
    Isaiah 31:7
    For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your hands have sinfully made for you.
  32. Cross References
    Leviticus 11:19
    The stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.
    Deuteronomy 14:18
    The stork, the heron of any kind; the hoopoe and the bat.
  33. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:19
    And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
  34. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:19
    And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
  35. Cross References
    Psalms 146:3
    Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
  36. Cross References
    Job 27:3
    As long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils.
    James 4:14
    Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
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