Skip to the text

Isaiah · Bible in Basic English

Isaiah 2 Bible in Basic English

Leer en español
About BBE
  • Scholarly edition
  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew (not verified)
  • NT: Critical text (not verified)
  • Protestant (66 books)
  • Simplified language
  • 1965
  • Public domain

Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings

BBE Bible in Basic English
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 The word which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem.
1 LO que vió Isaías, hijo de Amoz, tocante á Judá y á Jerusalem.
2 And it will come about in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord will be placed on the top of the mountains, and be lifted up over the hills; and all nations will come to it.
2 Y acontecerá en lo postrero de los tiempos, que será confirmado el monte de la casa de Jehová por cabeza de los montes, y será ensalzado sobre los collados, y correrán á él todas las gentes.
3 And the peoples will say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob: and he will give us knowledge of his ways, and we will be guided by his word; for out of Zion the law will go out, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 Y vendrán muchos pueblos, y dirán: Venid, y subamos al monte de Jehová, á la casa del Dios de Jacob; y nos enseñará en sus caminos, y caminaremos por sus sendas. Porque de Sión saldrá la ley, y de Jerusalem la palabra de Jehová.
4 And he will be the judge between the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer will the nations be turning their swords against one another, and the knowledge of war will be gone for ever.
4 Y juzgará entre las gentes, y reprenderá á muchos pueblos; y volverán sus espadas en rejas de arado, y sus lanzas en hoces: no alzará espada gente contra gente, ni se ensayarán más para la guerra.
5 O family of Jacob, come, and let us go in the light of the Lord.
5 Venid, oh casa de Jacob, y caminemos á la luz de Jehová.
6 For you, O Lord, have given up your people, the family of Jacob, because they are full of the evil ways of the east, and make use of secret arts like the Philistines, and are friends with the children of strange countries.
6 Ciertamente tú has dejado tu pueblo, la casa de Jacob, porque son henchidos de oriente, y de agoreros, como los Filisteos; y en hijos ajenos descansan.
7 And their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end to their stores; their land is full of horses, and there is no end to their carriages.
7 Su tierra está llena de plata y oro, sus tesoros no tienen fin. También está su tierra llena de caballos; ni sus carros tienen número.
8 Their land is full of images; they give worship to the work of their hands, even to that which their fingers have made.
8 Además está su tierra llena de ídolos, y á la obra de sus manos se han arrodillado, á lo que fabricaron sus dedos.
9 And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face: for this cause there will be no forgiveness for their sin.
9 Y hase inclinado el hombre, y el varón se ha humillado: por tanto no los perdonarás.
10 Go into a hole in the rock, covering yourselves with dust, in fear of the Lord, before the glory of his power.
10 Métete en la piedra, escóndete en el polvo, de la presencia espantosa de Jehová y del resplandor de su majestad.
11 The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
11 La altivez de los ojos del hombre será abatida, y la soberbia de los hombres será humillada; y Jehová solo será ensalzado en aquel día.
12 For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;
12 Porque día de Jehová de los ejércitos vendrá sobre todo soberbio y altivo, y sobre todo ensalzado; y será abatido:
13 And on all the high trees of Lebanon, and on all the strong trees of Bashan;
13 Y sobre todos los cedros del Líbano altos y sublimes, y sobre todos los alcornoques de Basán;
14 And on all the high mountains, and on all the hills which are lifted up;
14 Y sobre todos los montes altos, y sobre todos los collados levantados;
15 And on every high tower, and on every strong wall;
15 Y sobre toda torre alta, y sobre todo muro fuerte;
16 And on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all the fair boats.
16 Y sobre todas las naves de Tarsis, y sobre todas pinturas preciadas.
17 And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
17 Y la altivez del hombre será abatida, y la soberbia de los hombres será humillada; y solo Jehová será ensalzado en aquel día.
18 And the images will never be seen again.
18 Y quitará totalmente los ídolos.
19 And men will go into cracks of the rocks, and into holes of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength.
19 Y meteránse en las cavernas de las peñas, y en las aberturas de la tierra, por la presencia espantosa de Jehová, y por el resplandor de su majestad, cuando se levantare él para herir la tierra.
20 In that day men will put their images of silver and of gold, which they made for worship, in the keeping of the beasts of the dark places;
20 Aquel día arrojará el hombre, á los topos y murciélagos, sus ídolos de plata y sus ídolos de oro, que le hicieron para que adorase;
21 To take cover in the cracks of the rocks, and in the holes of the hills, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength.
21 Y se entrarán en las hendiduras de las rocas y en las cavernas de las peñas, por la presencia formidable de Jehová, y por el resplandor de su majestad, cuando se levantare para herir la tierra.
22 Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.
22 Dejaos del hombre, cuyo hálito está en su nariz; porque ¿de qué es él estimado?
Cross references (22)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Isaiah 1:1; Isaiah 13:1; Amos 1:1; Micah 1:1; Habakkuk 1:1
  2. 2 Micah 4:1–3; Isaiah 56:7; Zechariah 8:3; Isaiah 27:13; Revelation 11:15
  3. 3 Jeremiah 50:4–5; Zechariah 8:20–23; Luke 24:47; Isaiah 51:4–5; Psalm 110:2
  4. 4 Hosea 2:18; Micah 4:3; Zechariah 9:10; Isaiah 11:6–9; Isaiah 60:17–18
  5. 5 Ephesians 5:8; Luke 1:79; 1 John 1:7; Isaiah 60:19–20; John 12:35–36
  6. 6 Romans 11:20; Deuteronomy 18:10–14; 2 Kings 1:2; 1 Chronicles 10:13; Leviticus 20:6
  7. 7 Isaiah 31:1; Deuteronomy 17:16–17; Psalm 20:7; Isaiah 30:16; Micah 5:10
  8. 8 Psalm 115:4–8; Revelation 9:20; Isaiah 37:19; Jeremiah 2:28; Jeremiah 11:13
  9. 9 Isaiah 5:15; Mark 3:29; Joshua 24:19; Nehemiah 4:5; Jeremiah 18:23
  10. 10 Revelation 6:15–16; Isaiah 2:19–21; Hosea 10:8; Luke 23:30; Revelation 15:3–4
  11. 11 Isaiah 5:15–16; Psalm 18:27; Isaiah 2:17; Isaiah 12:4; Isaiah 24:21
  12. 12 Malachi 4:1; Isaiah 23:9; Luke 14:11; Proverbs 16:5; Daniel 4:37
  13. 13 Zechariah 11:1–2; Isaiah 14:8; Amos 2:5; Isaiah 37:24; Ezekiel 31:3–12
  14. 14 Isaiah 40:4; Isaiah 30:25; Psalm 110:5–6; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Psalm 68:16
  15. 15 Isaiah 25:12
  16. 16 1 Kings 10:22; Isaiah 23:1; Psalm 47:7; Isaiah 60:9; Revelation 18:11
  17. 17 Isaiah 2:11; Jeremiah 48:29–30; Isaiah 13:11; Ezekiel 28:2–7
  18. 18 Ezekiel 37:23; Zechariah 13:2; Isaiah 27:9; Zephaniah 1:3; Ezekiel 36:25
  19. 19 Isaiah 2:10; Luke 23:30; Hosea 10:8; Isaiah 2:21; Revelation 6:12–15
  20. 20 Isaiah 30:22; Isaiah 31:7; Philippians 3:7–8; Hosea 14:8; Isaiah 46:6
  21. 21 Isaiah 2:19; Job 30:6; Exodus 33:22; Song of Songs 2:14; Isaiah 2:10
  22. 22 Jeremiah 17:5; Psalm 146:3; James 4:14; Psalm 144:3–4; Psalm 8:4

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 2:17 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter XXXII)

    … let him draw near to the servant of God;" and, "Woe unto you, for ye shall wax old as doth a garment, and the moth shall eat you up;" and, "All flesh shall be humbled, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in the highest," --it is thus indicated that, after His passion and ascension, God shall cast down under …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 2:2 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book X, Chapters 30–31)

    … 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 Sion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." This way, therefore, is not the property of one, but of all nations.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  3. Quotes verse 2:4 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XIX)

    Where, O Grave, is thy sting?" And another again, declaring glad tidings of the most profound peace, said, "They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks." And while one calls on Jerusalem, saying, "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, for lo!

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 2:2 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XXI)

    Of this the blessed Esaias prophesying of old time said, And on this mountain,--(now he calls the Church a mountain elsewhere also, as when he says, In the last days the mountain of the Lord's house shall be manifest;)--on this mountain shall the Lord make unto all nations a feast; they shall drink wine, they shall drink gladness, they …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 2:3 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter XXXIV)

    … "For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem; and He shall rebuke many people; and they shall break down their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks, and they shall no longer learn to fight." If therefore another law and word, going forth from Jerusalem, brought in such a [reign …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)