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The Internal Decadence of a People

Chapter 2

Jerusalem, the Religious Center.[a] This is the vision seen by Isaiah, the son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

In days to come
    the mountain of the Lord’s house
will be established as the highest mountain
    and raised high above the hills.
Then all the nations will stream toward it;
    many peoples will come to it and say,
“Come, let us ascend the mountain of the Lord,
    to the house of the God of Jacob,
so that he may teach us his ways
    and we may walk in his paths.”
For from Zion will go forth instruction,
    and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 2:1 This theme, which returns often in the third part of the Book (Isa 56:6-8; 60:11-14) and in the Psalms of Zion, especially Ps 48, prepares the way for the expectation of a Messianic city in which all human beings are invited to share the joy of Christ (Heb 12:22; Rev 14:1; 21:10-26).

The Mountain of the Lord(A)

This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:(B)

In the last days(C)

the mountain(D) of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;(E)
it will be exalted(F) above the hills,
    and all nations will stream to it.(G)

Many peoples(H) will come and say,

“Come, let us go(I) up to the mountain(J) of the Lord,
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(K) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(L)

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