Isaiah 2

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

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

2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be firmly established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and unto it shall flow all the nations.

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 many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us of his ways, and we may walk in his paths; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of 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 judge among the nations, and decide for many people; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, and they shall not learn any more war.

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 house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk 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 thou hast abandoned thy people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of [witchcraft] more than the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and with the children of strangers they unite themselves.

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 full became their land of silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures; and full became their land of horses, and there is no end to their chariots;

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 And full became their land of idols; to the work of their own hands they bow themselves, to what their own 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 so is bent down the son of earth, and humbled the man; and thou wilt not forgive them.

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

10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, because of the dread of the Lord, and because of the glory of his majesty.

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 looks of human pride shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bent down: and exalted shall be the Lord alone on 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 there is a day [of judgment] unto the Lord of hosts over every proud and lofty one; and over every exalted one, that he be brought low;

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 over all the cedars of the Lebanon, the high and exalted, and over all the oaks of Bashan;

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

14 And over all the high mountains, and over all the exalted hills;

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

15 And over every high tower, and over every fortified wall;

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

16 And over all the ships of Tharshish; and over all desirable palaces.

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

17 And the pride of man shall be bent down, and the haughtiness of men shall be humbled: and exalted shall be the Lord alone on 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 idols will he utterly abolish.

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

19 And men shall enter into the caverns of rocks, and into the rifts of the earth, because of the dread of the Lord, and because of the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to terrify the earth.

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 On that day shall a man cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which have been made for him to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

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 enter into the clefts of the rocks, and into the hollows of the cliffs, because of the dread of the Lord, and because of the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to terrify the earth.

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 Withdraw yourselves [then] from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; because, for what is he to be esteemed?