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Isaiah 2:5

House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Gentiles;   Gospel;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Salvation;   Zeal, Religious;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Jews, the;   Light;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jacob;   Light;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Israel;   King, Kingship;   New Jerusalem;   Sexuality, Human;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Jesus Christ;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Noah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Word;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Isaiah, Book of;   Magic, Divination, and Sorcery;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Progress;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eschatology of the Old Testament (with Apocryphal and Apocalyptic Writings);   Light;   Promise;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Come ye O house of Iacob, and let vs walke in the lyght of the Lorde:
Darby Translation
House of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.
New King James Version
O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the LORD.
Literal Translation
Oh house of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Family of Jacob, let us follow the Lord .
King James Version (1611)
O house of Iacob, come yee, and let vs walke in the light of the Lord.
King James Version
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord .
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It is to the that I crie (o house of Iacob) vp, let us walke in the light of the LORDE.
Amplified Bible
O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
American Standard Version
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
O family of Jacob, come, and let us go in the light of the Lord.
Update Bible Version
O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
New English Translation
O descendants of Jacob, come, let us walk in the Lord 's guiding light.
Contemporary English Version
People of Israel, let's live by the light of the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
Descendants of Ya‘akov, come! Let's live in the light of Adonai !
Geneva Bible (1587)
O house of Iaakob, come ye, and let vs walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
George Lamsa Translation
O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Hebrew Names Version
House of Ya`akov, come, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
New Living Translation
Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord !
New Life Bible
Come, people of Jacob. Let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now, O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
English Revised Version
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
New Revised Standard
O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord !
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
O house of Jacob! come ye and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Lexham English Bible
House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
English Standard Version
O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord .
New American Standard Bible
Come, house of Jacob, and let's walk in the light of the LORD.
New Century Version
Come, family of Jacob, and let us follow the way of the Lord .
Good News Translation
Now, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light which the Lord gives us!
Christian Standard Bible®
House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the Lord 's light.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Come ye, the hous of Jacob, and go we in the liyt of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
O house of Jacob, come, And we walk in the light of Jehovah.'

Contextual Overview

1 This is what Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 It shall happen in the latter days, that the mountain of Yahweh's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be raised above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. 3 Many peoples shall go and say, "Come, let's go up to the mountain of Yahweh, 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 the law shall go forth, And the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem. 4 He will judge between the nations, And will decide concerning many peoples; And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning-hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war any more. 5 House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

come ye: Isaiah 2:3, Isaiah 50:10, Isaiah 50:11, Isaiah 60:1, Isaiah 60:19, Psalms 89:15, Luke 1:79, John 12:35, John 12:36, Romans 13:12-14, Ephesians 5:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, 1 John 1:7, Revelation 21:23, Revelation 21:24

Reciprocal: Job 33:30 - enlightened Psalms 26:3 - and Psalms 27:1 - light Psalms 36:9 - in thy Psalms 56:13 - walk Song of Solomon 6:1 - that Jeremiah 6:16 - and walk Hosea 11:10 - walk Micah 4:5 - and we Micah 7:8 - the Lord Zechariah 10:12 - walk Colossians 2:6 - walk Revelation 22:17 - Come

Cross-References

Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon: this is the one which flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Genesis 2:12
and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the onyx stone.
Genesis 3:23
Therefore Yahweh God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Genesis 4:2
Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Genesis 4:12
From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."
Job 5:10
Who gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields;
Psalms 104:14
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for man to cultivate, That he may bring forth food out of the earth:
Psalms 135:7
Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightnings with the rain; Who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries;
Jeremiah 14:22
Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the sky give showers? Aren't you he, Yahweh our God? therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

O house of Jacob,.... This is either an exhortation of the prophet to the men of his generation, to attend to the light of the law, which the Lord had given them, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi; or rather, as the Targum and Jarchi suggest, an exhortation of the nations to the people of Israel, and are indeed the words of the converted Gentiles to the people of the Jews, being concerned for their conversion and spiritual welfare, as will appear in the latter day; when they will not only encourage one another to go up to the house of the Lord, as in the preceding verses, but will be very solicitous that the Jews, the posterity of Jacob, share with them in all that light and glory that shall be risen upon Zion; as follows:

come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord; meaning either Christ, in whom the light of the knowledge of the glory of God is given, and the glory of all the perfections of the divine nature is displayed; who is that light that dwells with the Lord, was sent forth by him, and came into this world as the light of it, and is given for a light to the Gentiles, as well as the glory of the people of Israel; and who is the author of all light; of corporeal light, in the first creation; of the sun, moon, and stars; of the light of nature in every man; of the light of the Gospel of the grace of God; of the spiritual light of grace in the hearts of his people; and of the light of eternal glory: or else the Gospel is intended, called the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, 2 Corinthians 4:4 by which some are only notionally enlightened, and some spiritually and savingly, when it is attended with the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ: or rather, the light of the latter day glory, which includes the other two; when Christ and his Gospel will be more clearly revealed and seen, not only by the watchmen, who will see eye to eye, but by all the saints; when the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun sevenfold as the light of seven days, and the whole earth shall be lightened with its glory, Isaiah 30:26 and to "walk" in this light, as it respects Christ, is to walk by faith in him, to go on in believing views of him, and to walk in imitation of him, and as he directs; and as it respects the Gospel, it is to embrace it, profess it, hold it fast, and hold it forth; and to walk as that prescribes and guides, and as becomes it; and to walk as children of the light, wisely and circumspectly; worthy of the calling of God, of the grace he calls by, and the kingdom he calls to: and to walk in the light of the latter day glory is to enjoy it, and share in all the blessings of it, with perseverance therein, through the grace of God; and such walking is pleasant and comfortable; such shall have the communion of God and Christ, and fellowship one with another, and at last enjoy the light of life. John 8:12

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O house of Jacob - This is a direct address, or exhortation, of the prophet to the Jews. It is made in view of the fact that God had gracious purposes toward them. He intended to distinguish them by making them the source of blessings to all nations. As this was to be their high destiny, he exhorts them to devote themselves to him, and to live to his honor. The word “house” here means the “family, or nation.” The phrase is applied to the Jews because their tribes were descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.

Let us walk - Let us “live.” The word “walk” is often used to denote human life or conduct; compare Isaiah 2:3; Romans 6:4; Romans 8:1; 1 Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 6:16, ...

In the light of the Lord - The sense of this is: Let us obey the commandments of Yahweh; or, as the Chaldee expresses it, ‘Let us walk in the doctrine of the law of the Lord.’ The idea may be thus expressed: ‘Let us not walk in the darkness and error of sin and idolatry, but in the light or instruction which God sheds upon us by his law. He teaches us what we should do, and let us obey him.’ “Light” is often, in the Scriptures, thus put for instruction, or teaching; compare the note at Matthew 4:16; note at John 1:4; also, note at Ephesians 5:8.


 
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