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Isaiah 2:3-11 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

3. People from many nations will go there. They will say, "Come. Let us go up to the Lord's mountain. Let's go to the house of Jacob's God. He will teach us how we should live. Then we will live the way he wants us to." The law of the Lord will be taught at Zion. His message will go out from Jerusalem.

4. He will judge between the nations. He'll settle problems among many of them. They will hammer their swords into plows. They'll hammer their spears into pruning tools. Nations will not go to war against one another. They won't even train to fight anymore.

5. People of Jacob, come. Let us live the way the Lord has taught us to.

6. Lord, you have deserted the people of Jacob. They are your people. The land is full of false beliefs from the east. The people practice evil magic, just as the Philistines do. They make ungodly people their friends.

7. Their land is full of silver and gold. There is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses. There is no end to their chariots.

8. Their land is full of statues of gods. They bow down to what their own hands have made. They bow down to what their fingers have shaped.

9. So man will be brought low. People will be put to shame. Do not forgive them.

10. Go and hide in caves in the rocks, you people! Hide in holes in the ground. Hide from the terror of the Lord! Hide when he comes in glory and majesty!

11. A man who brags will be brought low. Men who are proud will be put to shame. The Lord alone will be honored at that time.

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