People from all nations will worship God
1 This is the message that appeared to Amoz's son, Isaiah, about Judah and Jerusalem.
2 In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's temple will be great. It will stand higher than all other mountains. It will stand above all the hills. Crowds of people from all nations will go there all the time.
3 As they come, people from many nations will say, ‘Come! We will go up to the mountain of the Lord, Jacob's God. We will go to worship him at his temple. He will teach us his laws. Then we can live in a way that pleases him.’
Zion will be the place where people learn about God. The Lord's message will go out from Jerusalem.
2:3 Zion was the part of the city of Jerusalem where the Lord's temple was. Sometimes ‘Zion’ and ‘Jerusalem’ mean the same thing.
4 The Lord will judge between many different nations. When they argue together, he will decide who is right. They will take their swords and they will make them into ploughs. Their spears will become knives to cut their vines. Nations will no longer need weapons to attack other nations. They will not prepare to fight wars any more.
5 Jacob's family, come now! We need to live in the light that the Lord gives to us.
2:5‘Jacob's family’ means the Israelite people. God gave Jacob a new name, ‘Israel’.
