² In^(B) the last days^(C)
the mountain of the Lord’s house^(D) will be established
at the top of the mountains
and will be raised above the hills.
All nations will stream to it,^(E)
3 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.^(F)
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.
⁴ 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.^(G)
Nation will not take up the sword against nation,
and they will never again train for war.^(H)

⁶ “I am the Lord. I have called you
for a righteous purpose,^[a](A)
and I will hold you by your hand.^(B)
I will watch over you, and I will appoint you
to be a covenant for the people^(C)
and a light to the nations,^(D)
7 in order to open blind eyes,^(E)
to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,^(F)
and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.

⁶ he says,
“It is not enough for you to be my servant
raising up the tribes of Jacob
and restoring the protected ones of Israel.
I will also make you a light for the nations,^(A)
to be my salvation to the ends of the earth.”^(B)