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Now, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light which the Lord gives us!

Arrogance Will Be Destroyed

O God, you have forsaken your people, the descendants of Jacob! The land is full of magic practices from the East and from Philistia.[a] The people follow foreign customs. Their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses, and there is no end to their chariots.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 2:6 Probable text The land … Philistia; Hebrew unclear.

Come, descendants of Jacob,(A)
    let us walk in the light(B) of the Lord.

The Day of the Lord

You, Lord, have abandoned(C) your people,
    the descendants of Jacob.(D)
They are full of superstitions from the East;
    they practice divination(E) like the Philistines(F)
    and embrace(G) pagan customs.(H)
Their land is full of silver and gold;(I)
    there is no end to their treasures.(J)
Their land is full of horses;(K)
    there is no end to their chariots.(L)

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