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Isaiah 2:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Many people will come and say, “Let's go to the mountain of the LORD God of Jacob and worship in his temple.” The LORD will teach us his Law from Jerusalem, and we will obey him.

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Now every year the Jews set aside these two days for having parties and celebrating, just as they were told to do.

I should still be strong, but you, LORD, have made an old person of me.

The LORD will let your power reach out from Zion, and you will rule over your enemies.

If you will teach me your laws, I will praise you

It made me glad to hear them say, “Let's go to the house of the LORD!”

The LORD God is wonderful! He deserves all praise in the city where he lives. His holy mountain,

Jerusalem, I will choose judges and advisers like those you had before. Your new name will be “Justice and Faithfulness”.

The time is coming when one of David's descendants will be the signal for the people of all nations to come together. They will follow his advice, and his own nation will become famous.

At that time a good road will run from Egypt to Assyria. The Egyptians and the Assyrians will travel back and forth from Egypt to Assyria, and they will worship together.

You drunken leaders are like babies! How can you possibly understand or teach the LORD's message?

They will worship me and become my people. They will write my name on the back of their hands.

Then I will set up monuments in my temple with your names written on them. This will be much better than having children, because these monuments will stand there for ever.

I will bring them to my holy mountain, where they will celebrate in my house of worship. Their sacrifices and offerings will always be welcome on my altar. Then my house will be known as a house of worship for all nations.

Nations and kings will come to the light of your dawning day.

What will I, the LORD, do if any of you reject me and my holy mountain? What will happen to you for offering food and wine to the gods you call “Good Luck” and “Fate”?

They will bring your relatives from the nations as an offering to me, the LORD. They will come on horses, chariots, wagons, mules, and camels to Jerusalem, my holy mountain. It will be like the people of Israel bringing the right offering to my temple.

They once taught my people to worship Baal. But if they admit I am the only true God, and if they let my people teach them how to worship me, these nations will also become my people.

years ago when Hezekiah was king of Judah, a prophet named Micah from the town of Moresheth had said: “I, the LORD All-Powerful, say Jerusalem will be ploughed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands.”

Some day those who guard the hill country of Ephraim will shout, “Let's go to Zion and worship the LORD our God.”

But later, Israel will turn back to the LORD their God and to David their king. At that time they will come to the LORD with fear and trembling, and he will be good to them.

Let's do our best to know the LORD. His coming is as certain as the morning sun; he will refresh us like rain renewing the earth in the springtime.

People of many nations will come and say, “Let's go up to the mountain of the LORD God of Jacob and worship in his temple.” The LORD will teach us his Law from Jerusalem, and we will obey him.

Anyone who hears and obeys these teachings of mine is like a wise person who built a house on solid rock.

Jesus replied, “That's true, but the people who are really blessed are the ones who hear and obey God's message!”

They also say that all people of every nation must be told in my name to turn to God, in order to be forgiven. So beginning in Jerusalem,

You Samaritans don't really know the one you worship. But we Jews do know the God we worship, and by using us, God will save the world.

If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me.

But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.”

I sent for you straight away, and you have been good enough to come. All of us are here in the presence of the Lord God, so that we can hear what he has to say.

But am I saying that the people of Israel did not hear? No, I am not! The Scriptures say, “The message was told everywhere on earth. It was announced all over the world.”

The sea will make you wealthy, and from the sandy beach you will get treasure. So invite the other tribes to celebrate with you and offer sacrifices to God.

The LORD told me to give you these laws and teachings, so you can obey them in the land he is giving you. Soon you will cross the River Jordan and take that land.

But you must never stop looking at the perfect law that sets you free. God will bless you in everything you do, if you listen and obey, and don't just hear and forget.




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