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Isaiah 2:3
ESV and many peoples shall come, and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
NIV Many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
NASB And many peoples will come and say, 'Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; So that He may teach us about His ways, And that we may walk in His paths.' For the law will go out from Zion And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
CSB and many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways so that we may walk in his paths." For instruction will go out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
NLT People from many nations will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.' For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem.
KJV 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.
NKJV Many people shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

What does Isaiah 2:3 mean?

Isaiah is describing an unthinkable circumstance for those sitting in his moment of history. He has said that the mountain of the Lord, the temple mount in Jerusalem, where Israel's God is worshipped, will become the most important of all the mountains of the world (Isaiah 2:2).

People from all over the world, including non-Jews, will journey to Jerusalem to learn of God's ways and walk in His paths. They will be taught by the God of Jacob Himself. The law and the Word of the Lord will be delivered from Zion, from Jerusalem. The word for law in Hebrew is torah. It means "instructions." God will instruct the people of the world how to follow His paths to become like Him. In other words, all peoples will abandon all other religions to learn from and obey Israel's God.

Later verses give more detail about this hopeful future (Isaiah 2:4).
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