The City of Peace
at the top of the mountains
and will be raised above the hills.
3and many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord,
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.
4He will settle disputes among the nations
and provide arbitration for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plows
Nation will not take up the sword against nation,
The Day of the Lord
5House of Jacob,
the house of Jacob,
because they are full of divination from the East
and of fortune-tellers2:6 Lv 19:26; Dt 18:10–14; 2Kg 21:6; 2Ch 33:6; Jr 27:9; Mc 5:12 like the Philistines.2:6 Jdg 14:3; 1Sm 6:2; 2Kg 1:2–6
They are in league2:6 Or They teem, or They partner; Hb obscure with foreigners.
and there is no limit to their treasures;
their land is full of horses,
and there is no limit to their chariots.2:7 Dt 17:17
8Their land is full of worthless idols;2:8 Is 10:10–11; 19:1–3; 31:7; Jr 2:28
they worship the work of their hands,
what their fingers have made.2:8 Is 41:21–29; 44:9–17
9So humanity is brought low,
and each person is humbled.
Do not forgive them!2:9 Ex 34:7
and hide in the dust
and from his majestic splendor.2:10 2Th 1:9
and human loftiness will be brought low;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
12For a day belonging to the Lord of Armies is coming
against all that is proud and lofty,2:12 Mal 4:1
against all that is lifted up — it will be humbled —
lofty and lifted up,
against all the lofty hills,
against every fortified wall,
and against every splendid sea vessel.
17The pride of mankind will be brought low,
and human loftiness will be humbled;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.2:17 Mt 25:13
18The worthless idols will vanish completely.
and holes in the ground,
away from the terror of the Lord
and from his majestic splendor,
20On that day people will throw
which they made to worship,
to the moles and the bats.
21They will go into the caves of the rocks
and the crevices in the cliffs,
away from the terror of the Lord
and from his majestic splendor,2:21 Is 2:10
when he rises to terrify the earth.
22Put no more trust in a mere human,
What is he really worth?
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