Yeshayah (Isaiah) 2:6–22 — The day of Yahweh’s judging

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Isa 2:6–22

2:6 The day of Yahweh’s judging

6 Yes, you’ve abandoned your people, Ya’akov’s (Jacob’s) descendants,

because they’re too influenced by eastern ideas

and they practice divination like the Pelishtim,

and they make deals with sons of foreigners.

7 Their land is full of silver and gold,

≈ and there’s no limit to its wealth.

The land also is full of horses,

≈ and there’s no limit to its chariots,

8 Their land is full of idols.

They worship the craftsmanship of their own hands—

≈ what their fingers have made.

9 Then a person will be bowed down,

≈ and a man will be humbled,

but not forgiven.

10 Go into a cave in the rocks,

or hide in a hole in the ground

from the terror from Yahweh

and from the blinding light of his majesty.[ref]

11 Proud people will be humbled,

≈ and the arrogant will be take a lesson,

and Yahweh alone will be honoured on that day.

12 because Commander-in-chief Yahweh has chosen a day

for judgement against those who are proud and aloof,

and against every arrogant person—they’ll all be humbled.

13 It’s also against all the high and mighty cedars in Levanon,

and all the oak trees in Bashan,

14 against all the massive mountains

and all the high hills,

15 against every high tower

and fortified wall,

16 against all the ships from Tarshish

and all those beautiful sailing ships.

17 Humankind’s pride will be humbled

and the arrogance of people will be cut off,

and only Yahweh will be honoured at that time.

18 All the idols will be completely eliminated.

19 Yes, men will go into the caves in the rocks

and into holes in the ground,

to escape from the terror of Yahweh,

and from the blinding light of his majesty,

when he takes action to terrify the earth.

20 On that day, people will throw away

their gold and silver idols which they made to worship.

They’ll throw them into rabbit holes and bat caves.

21 Then they’ll crawl into the crevices in the rocks

and into the openings in the ragged cliffs,

to escape from the terror of Yahweh,

and from the blinding light of his majesty,

when he takes action to terrify the earth.

22 Don’t put your faith in humankind who need air to breathe,

because what can they do about anything?

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6 If/because you _have _abandoned people _of_your the _house _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ if/because they _are _full from_east and_soothsayers like_Pəlishtiy and_with_the_children _of foreigners they _clap _hands.

7 And_ land _of_its _she/it _was _filled silver and_gold and_there_is_not an _end to_treasures _of_its and_ land _of_its _she/it _was _filled horses and_there_is_not an _end to_chariots _of_its.

8 And_ land _of_its _she/it _was _filled idols to_the _work _of his _hands _of_his they _bow _down to_that_which fingers _of_his they _have _made.

9 And_ everyone _he _has _been _humbled and_ everyone _he _has _become _low and_do _not forgive to/for_them.

10 Go in_rock and_hide _yourself in_dust from_face/in _front _of the _dread _of YHWH and_from_the _splendour _of his _majesty _of_his.

11 Eyes _of pride _of a _person it _will _become _low and_ the_haughtiness _of people _it _will _be _humbled and_ YHWH _he _will _be _exalted for_him/it_being _alone in _the_day (the)_that.

12 If/because a _day to/for_YHWH soldiers/messengers on every _of proud_thing and_lofty_thing and_on every _of thing_lifted _up and_it _will _be_low.

13 And_on all _of the _cedars _of (the)_Ləⱱānōn which_are_lofty and_which_are_lifted _up and_on all _of the _oaks _of (the)_Bāshān.

14 And_on all _of the_mountains which_are_lofty and_on all _of the_hills which_are_lifted _up.

15 And_on every _of tower high[fn] and_on every _of wall fortified.

16 And_on all _of the _ships _of Tarshiysh and_on all _of the _ships _of (the)_desire.

17 And_ the _pride _of the_humankind _it _will _be _humbled and_ the_haughtiness _of people _it _will _become _low and_ YHWH _he _will _be _exalted for_him/it_being _alone in _the_day (the)_that.

18 And_the_idols entirely it _will _pass _away.

19 And_people _will _go in_caves _of the_rocks and_in_holes _of the_ground from_face/in _front _of the _dread _of YHWH and_from_the _splendour _of his _majesty _of_his when_arises_he to_terrify the_earth/land.

20 In _the_day (the)_that the_humankind it _will _throw _away DOM the _idols _of its _silver _of_his and_DOM the _idols _of its _gold _of_his which they _made to_him/it to_bow _down to_the_moles moles and_to_bats.

21 To_go in_the _clefts _of the _rocks and_in_the _clefts _of the _cliffs from_face/in _front _of the _dread _of YHWH and_from_the _splendour _of his _majesty _of_his when_arises_he to_terrify the_earth/land.

22 Cease to/for_you(pl) from the_humankind whom breath is_in_nose _of_his if/because how is_he accounted.

2:15 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

2:10: Rev 6:15; 2Th 1:9.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ISA 2:6

The day of Yahweh’s judging

Isa 2:6–22

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