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Isaiah 2:2–4

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2:2In the future3

the mountain of the Lord’s temple will endure4

as the most important of mountains,

and will be the most prominent of hills.5

All the nations will stream to it,

2:3many peoples will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain,

to the temple of the God of Jacob,

so6 he can teach us his requirements,7

and8 we can follow his standards.”9

For Zion will be the center for moral instruction;10

the Lord will issue edicts from Jerusalem.11

2:4He will judge disputes between nations;

he will settle cases for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plowshares,12

and their spears into pruning hooks.13

Nations will not take up the sword against other nations,

and they will no longer train for war.

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Isaiah 2:2: 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…

Footnotes

  1. 3 Heb “in the end of the days.” This phrase may refer generally to the future, or more technically to the final period of history. See 31 ַאחֲרִית. The verse begins with a verb that functions as a “discourse particle” and is not translated. In numerous places throughout the OT, the “to be” verb with a prefixed conjunction (וְהָיָה [véhayah] and וַיְהִי [vayéhi]) occurs in this fashion to introduce a circumstantial clause and does not require translation.
  2. 4 Or “be established” (, , ).
  3. 5 Heb “as the chief of the mountains, and will be lifted up above the hills.” The image of Mount Zion being elevated above other mountains and hills pictures the prominence it will attain in the future.
  4. 6 The prefixed verb form with simple vav (ו) introduces a purpose/result clause after the preceding prefixed verb form (probably to be taken as a cohortative; see §39.2.2a).
  5. 7 Heb “his ways.” In this context God’s “ways” are the standards of moral conduct he decrees that people should live by.
  6. 8 The cohortative with vav (ו) after the prefixed verb form indicates the ultimate purpose/goal of their action.
  7. 9 Heb “walk in his ways.”
  8. 10 Heb “for out of Zion will go instruction.”
  9. 11 Heb “the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”
  10. 12 Instead of referring to the large plow as a whole, the plowshare is simply the metal tip which actually breaks the earth and cuts the furrow.
  11. 13 This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:; M. Klingbeil, 1:). It was a short knife with a curved hook at the end sharpened on the inside like a sickle. Breaking weapons and fashioning agricultural implements indicates a transition from fear and stress to peace and security.

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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,

and 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 out of Zion shall go forth the law,

and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

He shall judge between the nations,

and shall decide disputes for many peoples;

and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,

and their spears into pruning hooks;

nation shall not lift up sword against nation,

neither shall they learn war anymore.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the last days

the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established

as the highest of the mountains;

it will be exalted above the hills,

and all nations will stream to it.

Many peoples will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,

to the temple of the God of Jacob.

He will teach us his ways,

so that we may walk in his paths.”

The law will go out from Zion,

the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

He will judge between the nations

and will settle disputes for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plowshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will not take up sword against nation,

nor will they train for war anymore.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the last days

the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established

at the top of the mountains

and will be raised above the hills.

All nations will stream to it,

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.

He will teach us about his ways

so that we may walk in his paths.”

For instruction will go out of Zion

and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

He will settle disputes among the nations

and provide arbitration for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plows

and their spears into pruning knives.

Nation will not take up the sword against nation,

and they will never again train for war.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house

will be the highest of all—

the most important place on earth.

It will be raised above the other hills,

and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.

People from many nations will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,

to the house of Jacob’s God.

There he will teach us his ways,

and we will walk in his paths.”

For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion;

his word will go out from Jerusalem.

The Lord will mediate between nations

and will settle international disputes.

They will hammer their swords into plowshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will no longer fight against nation,

nor train for war anymore.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it shall happen in the future of the days

the mountain of the house of Yahweh shall be established;

it will be among the highest of the mountains,

and it shall be raised from the hills.

All of the nations shall travel to him;

many peoples shall come.

And they shall say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh,

to the house of the God of Jacob,

and may he teach us part of his ways,

and let us walk in his paths.”

For instruction shall go out from Zion,

and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.

He shall judge between the nations

and he shall arbitrate for many peoples.

They shall beat their swords into ploughshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

A nation shall not lift up a sword against a nation,

and they shall not learn war again.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

And it shall come to pass in the last days,

That the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains,

And shall be exalted above the hills;

And all nations shall flow unto it.

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;

And he will teach us of his ways,

And we will walk in his paths:

For out of Zion shall go forth the law,

And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

And he shall judge among the nations,

And shall rebuke many people:

And they shall beat their swords into plowshares,

And their spears into pruninghooks:

Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,

Neither shall they learn war any more.

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