Isaiah 2:3

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
many	רַבִּ֗ים ra.Bim	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine plural absolute
people	עַמִּ֣ים 'a.Mim	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
go	וְֽהָלְכ֞וּ ve.ha.le.Khu	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
say	וְאָמְרוּ֙ ve.'a.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
Come	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
up	וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה ve.na.'a.Leh	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal, 1st person common plural
mountain	הַר har-	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
house	בֵּית֙ beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
teach	וְיֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ ve.yo.Re.nu	H3384	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
ways	מִדְּרָכָ֔יו mi.de.ra.Khav	H1870	a road (as trodden) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
walk	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
paths	בְּאֹרְחֹתָ֑יו be.'o.re.cho.Tav	H734	a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Zion	מִצִּיּוֹן֙ mi.tzi.yOn	H6726	Tsijon (as a permanent capital) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
forth	תֵּצֵ֣א te.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
law	תוֹרָ֔ה to.Rah	H8451	a precept or statute · noun, common feminine singular absolute
word	וּדְבַר u.de.var-	H1697	a word · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Jerusalem	מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם mi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 50:4-5 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weepi…
Zechariah 8:20-23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
Luke 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Isaiah 51:4-5 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a li…
Psalms 25:8-9 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Psalms 110:2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Deuteronomy 6:1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in th…
John 7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 2:1-5

The particular title of this sermon (Isa 2:1) is the same with the general title of the book (Isa 1:1), only that what is there called the vision is here called the word which Isaiah saw (or the matter, or thing, which he saw), the truth of which he had as full an assurance of in his own mind as if he had seen it with his bodily eyes. Or this word was brought to him in a vision; something he saw when he received this message from God. John turned to see the voice that spoke with him. Rev 1:12. This sermon begins with the prophecy relating to the last days, the days of the Messiah, when his kingdom should be set up in the world, at the latter end of the Mosaic economy. In the last days of the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 2:3

If the curse foretold against Israel has been literally fulfilled, so shall the promised blessing be literal. We Gentiles must not, while giving them the curse, deny them their peculiar blessing by spiritualizing it. The Holy Ghost shall be poured out for a general conversion then (Jer 50:5; Zac 8:21, Zac 8:23; Joe 2:28). from Jerusalem-- (Luk 24:47) an earnest of the future relations of Jerusalem to Christendom (Rom 11:12, Rom 11:15).

John Gill on Isaiah 2:3

And many people shall go and say,.... This is a prophecy of the numerous conversions among the Gentiles in the latter day, and agrees with Zechariah 8:20 and even the author of the old Nizzachon (p) interprets it of the gathering of the people to the Messiah. Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; the church of Christ, so called; See Gill on Isaiah 2:2. This expresses the concern that truly gracious souls have for the house of God, and his worship in it; they go up to it, considering it both as their duty and their privilege; and which they do frequently and constantly, with much spiritual pleasure, though sometimes with difficulty, find…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 2:3

The Church Fathers

The first law, the Old Testament, had come out of Mount Sinai by the lips of Moses; but it was foretold of the law Christ came to give: "The law shall come forth from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." This explains why Christ ordered repentance to be preached in his name among all peoples but beginning in Jerusalem.
— Augustine of Hippo, City of God 18.54

What can this law proceeding from Zion, which is different from what was made law by Moses in the desert at Mount Sinai, be but the word of the gospel through our Savior Jesus Christ which proceeds from Zion through all the nations? For clearly it was in Jerusalem and Mount Zion, where our Savior and Lord lived and taught, that the law of the new covenant originated and from which it proceeded to all people.
— Eusebius of Caesarea, PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 1:4

Let us sing a victorious song of praise to the Lord!Who will lead us to such a company of angels? Who, longing for the heavenly feast and the angels' holiday, will say like the prophet, "I will lead them to the house of God: a multitude joyfully praising God and keeping festival"? The saints of old encourage us to be like that, saying, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob."
— Athanasius of Alexandria, FESTAL LETTER 6:10-11

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Temple — First used of the tabernacle, which is called “the temple of the Lord” (1 Sam. 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ’s human body (John 2:19, 21). Believers are called…
Access To God · Urge others to seek — Urge others to seek
Church · HOUSE OF GOD — HOUSE OF GOD
Gentiles · PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF — PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF
Heathen, The · Salvation of, foretold — Salvation of, foretold
Jerusalem · Prophecies respecting: The gospel to go forth from — Prophecies respecting: The gospel to go forth from
Jews, The · Promises respecting: Blessing to the Gentiles by conversion of — Promises respecting: Blessing to the Gentiles by conversion of
Missionaries, All Christians Should Be As · In inviting others to embrace the gospel — In inviting others to embrace the gospel
Temple · .HOUSE OF THE GOD OF JACOB — .HOUSE OF THE GOD OF JACOB
Temple, The First · Was called: House of the God of Jacob — Was called: House of the God of Jacob
Titles And Names Of The Church · House of the God of Jacob — House of the God of Jacob
Walking · .As taught by him

Isaiah 2:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 2:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 2:3

John Gill on Isaiah 2:3

John Calvin on Isaiah 2:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 2:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 2:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 2:3

John Gill on Isaiah 2:3

John Calvin on Isaiah 2:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 2:3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 2:3

Rashi on Isaiah 2:3