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Book of Isaiah, Chapter 2

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Chapter 2 of Isaiah—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
  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 raised above the hills;
    and all the nations shall flow to it,
  3. 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.
  4. He shall judge between the nations,
      and shall decide 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 any more.
  5. ¶ O house of Jacob,
      come, let us walk
      in the light of the LORD.
  6. ¶ For thou hast rejected thy people,
      the house of Jacob,
    because they are full of diviners[a] from the east
      and of soothsayers like the Philistines,
      and they strike hands with foreigners.
  7. Their land is filled with silver and gold,
      and there is no end to their treasures;
    their land is filled with horses,
      and there is no end to their chariots.
  8. Their land is filled with idols;
      they bow down to the work of their hands,
      to what their own fingers have made.
  9. So man is humbled,
      and men are brought low—
      forgive them not!
  10. Enter into the rock,
      and hide in the dust
    from before the terror of the LORD,
      and from the glory of his majesty.
  11. The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
      and the pride of men shall be humbled;
    and the LORD alone will be exalted
      in that day.
  12. ¶ For the LORD of hosts has a day
      against all that is proud and lofty,
      against all that is lifted up and high;[b]
  13. against all the cedars of Lebanon,
      lofty and lifted up;
      and against all the oaks of Bashan;
  14. against all the high mountains,
      and against all the lofty hills;
  15. against every high tower,
      and against every fortified wall;
  16. against all the ships of Tarshish,
      and against all the beautiful craft.
  17. And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
      and the pride of men shall be brought low;
      and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
  18. And the idols shall utterly pass away.
  19. And men shall enter the caves of the rocks
      and the holes of the ground,
    from before the terror of the LORD,
      and from the glory of his majesty,
      when he rises to terrify the earth.
  20. ¶ In that day men will cast forth
      their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
    which they made for themselves to worship,
      to the moles and to the bats,
  21. to enter the caverns of the rocks
      and the clefts of the cliffs,
    from before the terror of the LORD,
      and from the glory of his majesty,
      when he rises to terrify the earth.
  22. Turn away from man
      in whose nostrils is breath,
      for of what account is he?

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Cn: Heb lacks of diviners
  2. ^ Cn Compare Gk: Heb low

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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