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Isaiah 2:3
New English Translation
Isaiah 2:3
New English Translation
3 many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain,
to the temple of the God of Jacob,
so[a] he can teach us his requirements,[b]
and[c] we can follow his standards.”[d]
For Zion will be the center for moral instruction;[e]
the Lord’s message will issue from Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:3 tn The prefixed verb form with simple vav (ו) introduces a purpose/result clause after the preceding prefixed verb form (probably to be taken as a cohortative; see IBHS 650 §39.2.2a).
- Isaiah 2:3 tn Heb “his ways.” In this context God’s “ways” are the standards of moral conduct he decrees that people should live by.
- Isaiah 2:3 tn The cohortative with vav (ו) after the prefixed verb form indicates the ultimate purpose/goal of their action.
- Isaiah 2:3 tn Heb “walk in his ways.”
- Isaiah 2:3 tn Heb “for out of Zion will go instruction.”
Isaiah 2:3
New International Version
Isaiah 2:3
New International Version
Isaiah 2:3
King James Version
Isaiah 2:3
King James Version
3 And many people shall go and say, Come 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.
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Isaiah 2:3
English Standard Version
Isaiah 2:3
English Standard Version
3 and (A)many peoples shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For (B)out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:3 Or teaching
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