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Isaiah 2:6-4:1
New King James Version
Isaiah 2:6-4:1
New King James Version
6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob,
Because they are filled (A)with eastern ways;
They are (B)soothsayers like the Philistines,
(C)And they [a]are pleased with the children of foreigners.
7 (D)Their land is also full of silver and gold,
And there is no end to their treasures;
Their land is also full of horses,
And there is no end to their chariots.
8 (E)Their land is also full of idols;
They worship the work of their own hands,
That which their own fingers have made.
9 People bow down,
And each man humbles himself;
Therefore do not forgive them.
10 (F)Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust,
From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty.
11 The [b]lofty looks of man shall be (G)humbled,
The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down,
And the Lord alone shall be exalted (H)in that day.
12 For the day of the Lord of hosts
Shall come upon everything proud and lofty,
Upon everything lifted up—
And it shall be brought low—
13 Upon all (I)the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up,
And upon all the oaks of Bashan;
14 (J)Upon all the high mountains,
And upon all the hills that are lifted up;
15 Upon every high tower,
And upon every fortified wall;
16 (K)Upon all the ships of Tarshish,
And upon all the beautiful sloops.
17 The [c]loftiness of man shall be bowed down,
And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low;
The Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
18 But the idols [d]He shall utterly abolish.
19 They shall go into the (L)holes of the rocks,
And into the caves of the [e]earth,
(M)From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises (N)to shake the earth mightily.
20 In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver
And his idols of gold,
Which they made, each for himself to worship,
To the moles and bats,
21 To go into the clefts of the rocks,
And into the crags of the rugged rocks,
From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises to shake the earth mightily.
22 (O)Sever[f] yourselves from such a man,
Whose (P)breath is in his nostrils;
For [g]of what account is he?
Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem
3 For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
(Q)Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah
(R)The[h] stock and the store,
The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water;
2 (S)The mighty man and the man of war,
The judge and the prophet,
And the diviner and the elder;
3 The captain of fifty and the [i]honorable man,
The counselor and the skillful artisan,
And the expert enchanter.
4 “I will give (T)children[j] to be their princes,
And [k]babes shall rule over them.
5 The people will be oppressed,
Every one by another and every one by his neighbor;
The child will be insolent toward the [l]elder,
And the [m]base toward the honorable.”
6 When a man takes hold of his brother
In the house of his father, saying,
“You have clothing;
You be our ruler,
And let these ruins be under your [n]power,”
7 In that day he will protest, saying,
“I cannot cure your ills,
For in my house is neither food nor clothing;
Do not make me a ruler of the people.”
8 For (U)Jerusalem stumbled,
And Judah is fallen,
Because their tongue and their doings
Are against the Lord,
To provoke the eyes of His glory.
9 The look on their countenance witnesses against them,
And they declare their sin as (V)Sodom;
They do not hide it.
Woe to their soul!
For they have brought evil upon themselves.
10 “Say to the righteous (W)that it shall be well with them,
(X)For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11 Woe to the wicked! (Y)It shall be ill with him,
For the reward of his hands shall be [o]given him.
12 As for My people, children are their oppressors,
And women rule over them.
O My people! (Z)Those who lead you [p]cause you to err,
And destroy the way of your paths.”
Oppression and Luxury Condemned
13 The Lord stands up (AA)to [q]plead,
And stands to judge the people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment
With the elders of His people
And His princes:
“For you have [r]eaten up (AB)the vineyard;
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by (AC)crushing My people
And grinding the faces of the poor?”
Says the Lord God of hosts.
16 Moreover the Lord says:
“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
And walk with [s]outstretched necks
And [t]wanton eyes,
Walking and [u]mincing as they go,
Making a jingling with their feet,
17 Therefore the Lord will strike with (AD)a scab
The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,
And the Lord will (AE)uncover their secret parts.”
18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery:
The jingling anklets, the [v]scarves, and the (AF)crescents;
19 The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
20 The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands;
The perfume boxes, the charms,
21 and the rings;
The nose jewels,
22 the festal apparel, and the mantles;
The outer garments, the purses,
23 and the mirrors;
The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.
24 And so it shall be:
Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench;
Instead of a sash, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, (AG)baldness;
Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth;
And [w]branding instead of beauty.
25 Your men shall fall by the sword,
And your [x]mighty in the war.
Jerusalem’s Glorious Future
4 And (AJ)in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying,
“We will (AK)eat our own food and wear our own apparel;
Only let us be called by your name,
To take away (AL)our reproach.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:6 Or clap, shake hands to make bargains with the children
- Isaiah 2:11 proud
- Isaiah 2:17 pride
- Isaiah 2:18 Or shall utterly vanish
- Isaiah 2:19 Lit. dust
- Isaiah 2:22 Lit. Cease yourselves from the man
- Isaiah 2:22 Lit. in what is he to be esteemed
- Isaiah 3:1 Every support
- Isaiah 3:3 Eminent looking men
- Isaiah 3:4 boys
- Isaiah 3:4 Or capricious ones
- Isaiah 3:5 aged
- Isaiah 3:5 despised, lightly esteemed
- Isaiah 3:6 Lit. hand
- Isaiah 3:11 done to him
- Isaiah 3:12 lead you astray
- Isaiah 3:13 contend, plead His case
- Isaiah 3:14 burned
- Isaiah 3:16 Head held high
- Isaiah 3:16 seductive, ogling
- Isaiah 3:16 tripping or skipping
- Isaiah 3:18 headbands
- Isaiah 3:24 burning scar
- Isaiah 3:25 Lit. strength
Isaiah 2:6-4:1
New International Version
Isaiah 2:6-4:1
New International Version
The Day of the Lord
6 You, Lord, have abandoned(A) your people,
the descendants of Jacob.(B)
They are full of superstitions from the East;
they practice divination(C) like the Philistines(D)
and embrace(E) pagan customs.(F)
7 Their land is full of silver and gold;(G)
there is no end to their treasures.(H)
Their land is full of horses;(I)
there is no end to their chariots.(J)
8 Their land is full of idols;(K)
they bow down(L) to the work of their hands,(M)
to what their fingers(N) have made.
9 So people will be brought low(O)
and everyone humbled(P)—
do not forgive them.[a](Q)
10 Go into the rocks, hide(R) in the ground
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty!(S)
11 The eyes of the arrogant(T) will be humbled(U)
and human pride(V) brought low;(W)
the Lord alone will be exalted(X) in that day.(Y)
12 The Lord Almighty has a day(Z) in store
for all the proud(AA) and lofty,(AB)
for all that is exalted(AC)
(and they will be humbled),(AD)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,(AE) tall and lofty,(AF)
and all the oaks of Bashan,(AG)
14 for all the towering mountains
and all the high hills,(AH)
15 for every lofty tower(AI)
and every fortified wall,(AJ)
16 for every trading ship[b](AK)
and every stately vessel.
17 The arrogance of man will be brought low(AL)
and human pride humbled;(AM)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,(AN)
18 and the idols(AO) will totally disappear.(AP)
19 People will flee to caves(AQ) in the rocks
and to holes in the ground(AR)
from the fearful presence(AS) of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty,(AT)
when he rises to shake the earth.(AU)
20 In that day(AV) people will throw away
to the moles and bats(AW)
their idols of silver and idols of gold,(AX)
which they made to worship.(AY)
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks(AZ)
and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty,(BA)
when he rises(BB) to shake the earth.(BC)
22 Stop trusting in mere humans,(BD)
who have but a breath(BE) in their nostrils.
Why hold them in esteem?(BF)
Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah
3 See now, the Lord,
the Lord Almighty,
is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah
both supply and support:(BG)
all supplies of food(BH) and all supplies of water,(BI)
2 the hero and the warrior,(BJ)
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner(BK) and the elder,(BL)
3 the captain of fifty(BM) and the man of rank,(BN)
the counselor, skilled craftsman(BO) and clever enchanter.(BP)
4 “I will make mere youths their officials;
children will rule over them.”(BQ)
5 People will oppress each other—
man against man, neighbor against neighbor.(BR)
The young will rise up against the old,
the nobody against the honored.
6 A man will seize one of his brothers
in his father’s house, and say,
“You have a cloak, you be our leader;
take charge of this heap of ruins!”
7 But in that day(BS) he will cry out,
“I have no remedy.(BT)
I have no food(BU) or clothing in my house;
do not make me the leader of the people.”(BV)
8 Jerusalem staggers,
Judah is falling;(BW)
their words(BX) and deeds(BY) are against the Lord,
defying(BZ) his glorious presence.
9 The look on their faces testifies(CA) against them;
they parade their sin like Sodom;(CB)
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
They have brought disaster(CC) upon themselves.
10 Tell the righteous it will be well(CD) with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.(CE)
11 Woe to the wicked!(CF)
Disaster(CG) is upon them!
They will be paid back(CH)
for what their hands have done.(CI)
12 Youths(CJ) oppress my people,
women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;(CK)
they turn you from the path.
13 The Lord takes his place in court;(CL)
he rises to judge(CM) the people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment(CN)
against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
the plunder(CO) from the poor(CP) is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people(CQ)
and grinding(CR) the faces of the poor?”(CS)
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.(CT)
16 The Lord says,
“The women of Zion(CU) are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,(CV)
flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
17 Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the Lord will make their scalps bald.(CW)”
18 In that day(CX) the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,(CY) 19 the earrings and bracelets(CZ) and veils,(DA) 20 the headdresses(DB) and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, 21 the signet rings and nose rings,(DC) 22 the fine robes and the capes and cloaks,(DD) the purses 23 and mirrors, and the linen garments(DE) and tiaras(DF) and shawls.
24 Instead of fragrance(DG) there will be a stench;(DH)
instead of a sash,(DI) a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;(DJ)
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;(DK)
instead of beauty,(DL) branding.(DM)
25 Your men will fall by the sword,(DN)
your warriors in battle.(DO)
26 The gates(DP) of Zion will lament and mourn;(DQ)
destitute,(DR) she will sit on the ground.(DS)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:9 Or not raise them up
- Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish
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