Isaiah 2:1

The City of Peace

1 The vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

Isaiah 2:1 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 2:1

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw
That is, the vision which he saw, for a new one here begins, though agreeable to what goes before; or the prophecy of future things, which he had given to him in a visionary way. The Targum paraphrases it,

``the word of prophecy, which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prophesied:''

or the thing, the "decree", as some choose to render it, the purpose of God concerning things to come, which was revealed to the prophet, and he here declares:

concerning Judah and Jerusalem;
the church and people of God, and what should befall them and their enemies in the latter day: this inscription stands for this and the three following chapters.

Isaiah 2:1 In-Context

1 The vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

2 In the last days the mountain of the Lord's house will be established at the top of the mountains and will be raised above the hills. All nations will stream to it,

3 and many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. 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.

4 He will settle disputes among the nations and provide arbitration for many peoples. They will turn their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nations will not take up the sword against [other] nations, and they will never again train for war.

5 House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the Lord's light.