📖 Isaiah — Chapter 2 (KJV)
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Isaiah 2:1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz Rsaw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
Isaiah 2:2 RAnd it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be Testablished in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
Isaiah 2:3 And many people shall go and say, RCome ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Isaiah 2:4 RAnd he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into Tpruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 2:5 O house of Jacob, Rcome ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Isaiah 2:6 RTherefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished Tfrom the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they Tplease themselves in the children of strangers.
Isaiah 2:7 Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; Rtheir land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:
Isaiah 2:8 Their land also Ris full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
Isaiah 2:9 And Rthe mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Isaiah 2:10 REnter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
Isaiah 2:11 The Rlofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 2:12 For Rthe day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
Isaiah 2:13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
Isaiah 2:14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
Isaiah 2:15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
Isaiah 2:16 And upon all Rthe ships of Tarshish, and upon all Tpleasant pictures.
Isaiah 2:17 And Rthe loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 2:18 And Rthe idols The shall utterly abolish.
Isaiah 2:19 RAnd they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves Tof the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isaiah 2:20 In that day a man shall Rcast This idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made Teach one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
Isaiah 2:21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isaiah 2:22 RCease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 2:1–8 — Nations learning peace and Judah’s idols
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord’s mountain draws nations to instruction and transformed weapons. Judah’s actual reliance on wealth, foreign practices, and idols contrasts with that vision.
Key Truth: Walk toward the Lord’s peace.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “The word that Isaiah the ____ of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.” (Isaiah 2:1)
Find it in Isaiah 2:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “O ____ of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the …” (Isaiah 2:5)
Find it in Isaiah 2:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Their ____ also is full of idols; they worship the work of …” (Isaiah 2:8)
Find it in Isaiah 2:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 2:9–15 — The proud will be brought low
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The day of the Lord confronts elevated people and impressive structures. Human magnificence cannot secure exemption from divine judgment.
Key Truth: Do not build confidence on pride.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore …” (Isaiah 2:9)
Find it in Isaiah 2:9 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the ____ , and for the glory of his majesty.” (Isaiah 2:10)
Find it in Isaiah 2:10 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And upon every ____ tower, and upon every fenced wall,” (Isaiah 2:15)
Find it in Isaiah 2:15 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 2:16–22 — The Lord alone is exalted
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Prestige, treasured idols, and hiding places fail before God’s majesty. The closing appeal challenges trust in mortal humanity.
Key Truth: Place ultimate trust in God.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And upon all the ____ of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.” (Isaiah 2:16)
Find it in Isaiah 2:16 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for ____ of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, …” (Isaiah 2:21)
Find it in Isaiah 2:21 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for …” (Isaiah 2:22)
Find it in Isaiah 2:22 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Micah 4:3 — Micah likewise pictures weapons transformed for peace.
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Reflect and Apply
What form of proud self-reliance should you reconsider?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Why do many people seek the LORD’s mountain?
2. What change follows the LORD’s judgment among nations?
3. What response is requested of the house of Jacob?
4. What reverses human haughtiness in the coming day?
5. Why is ultimate dependence on man challenged?
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