171 lines
3.1 KiB
Markdown
171 lines
3.1 KiB
Markdown
The LORD's Future Reign
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# Chapter 2
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1. This is a vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
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2. In the last days, the mountain of the LORD's house
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will be the highest of all--
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the most important place on earth.
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It will be raised above the other hills,
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and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.
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3. People from many nations will come and say,
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"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
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to the house of Jacob's God.
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There he will teach us his ways,
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and we will walk in his paths."
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For the LORD's teaching will go out from Zion;
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his word will go out from Jerusalem.
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4. The LORD will mediate between nations
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and will settle international disputes.
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They will hammer their swords into plowshares
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and their spears into pruning hooks.
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Nation will no longer fight against nation,
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nor train for war anymore.
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A Warning of Judgment
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5. Come, descendants of Jacob,
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let us walk in the light of the LORD!
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6. For the LORD has rejected his people,
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the descendants of Jacob,
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because they have filled their land with practices from the East
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and with sorcerers, as the Philistines do.
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They have made alliances with pagans.
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7. Israel is full of silver and gold;
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there is no end to its treasures.
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Their land is full of warhorses;
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there is no end to its chariots.
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8. Their land is full of idols;
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the people worship things they have made
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with their own hands.
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9. So now they will be humbled,
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and all will be brought low--
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do not forgive them.
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10. Crawl into caves in the rocks.
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Hide in the dust
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from the terror of the LORD
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and the glory of his majesty.
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11. Human pride will be brought down,
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and human arrogance will be humbled.
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Only the LORD will be exalted
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on that day of judgment.
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12. For the LORD of Heaven's Armies
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has a day of reckoning.
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He will punish the proud and mighty
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and bring down everything that is exalted.
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13. He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon
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and all the mighty oaks of Bashan.
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14. He will level all the high mountains
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and all the lofty hills.
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15. He will break down every high tower
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and every fortified wall.
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16. He will destroy all the great trading ships
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and every magnificent vessel.
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17. Human pride will be humbled,
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and human arrogance will be brought down.
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Only the LORD will be exalted
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on that day of judgment.
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18. Idols will completely disappear.
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19. When the LORD rises to shake the earth,
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his enemies will crawl into holes in the ground.
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They will hide in caves in the rocks
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from the terror of the LORD
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and the glory of his majesty.
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20. On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols
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they made for themselves to worship.
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They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,
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21. while they crawl away into caverns
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and hide among the jagged rocks in the cliffs.
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They will try to escape the terror of the LORD
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and the glory of his majesty
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as he rises to shake the earth.
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22. Don't put your trust in mere humans.
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They are as frail as breath.
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What good are they?
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