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href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, house of Jacob, and let’s walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />House of Jacob, come and let’s walk in the LORD’s light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the LORD&#8217s light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People of Israel, let's live by the light of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Come, descendants of Jacob, let's live in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light which the LORD gives us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You house of Jacob! Come! Let's live in the LORD's light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O descendants of Jacob, come, let us walk in the LORD's guiding light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />House of Jacob, come, and let’s walk in the light of Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come, "" And we walk in the light of YHWH.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O house of Jacob, come, And we walk in the light of Jehovah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come ye, and we will go in the light of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />House of Yaqob, come, let us go into the light of LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk In the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now, O house of Jacob, come, <i>and</i> let us walk in the light of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/2-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=402" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm">The Day of Reckoning</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">Come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">O house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·nê·lə·ḵāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">let us walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: bə·’ō·wr (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">in the light</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12-14</a></span><br />The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. / Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-11</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. / Test and prove what pleases the Lord. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">1 John 1:5-7</a></span><br />And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. / If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. / But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:5-8</a></span><br />For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. / So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. / For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a></span><br />so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-12.htm">Colossians 1:12-13</a></span><br />giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. / He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a></span><br />Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18</a></span><br />The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Micah 4:2</a></span><br />And many nations 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 His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-21.htm">Zechariah 8:21-23</a></span><br />and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’ / And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.” / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1-3</a></span><br />Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. / Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O house of Jacob, come you, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">come ye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-10.htm">Isaiah 50:10,11</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh <i>in</i> darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1,19</a></b></br> Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/31-27.htm">Family</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-2.htm">Light</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Walk</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Family</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Light</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Walk</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-1.htm">Isaiah prophesies the coming of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Wickedness is the cause of God's forsaking</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">He exhorts to fear, because of the powerful effects of God's majesty</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Come, O house of Jacob</b><br>This phrase is a call to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, to gather and heed the message being delivered. The "house of Jacob" refers to the collective nation of Israel, emphasizing their identity as God's chosen people. Historically, this call is significant as it addresses a nation often straying from their covenant with God. The use of "Jacob" instead of "Israel" may highlight the patriarchal roots and the covenantal promises made to Jacob, which are foundational to the nation's identity. This call to "come" is an invitation to return to faithfulness and obedience.<p><b>let us walk in the light of the LORD</b><br>Walking in the "light of the LORD" symbolizes living in accordance with God's truth and righteousness. Light is a common biblical metaphor for purity, guidance, and divine presence. In the context of Isaiah, this is a call to reject idolatry and injustice, which were prevalent in Israel at the time, and to embrace a life that reflects God's holiness. The phrase suggests a communal journey, indicating that this is not just an individual call but one for the entire nation. This imagery of light is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>, where God's word is described as a lamp and light, and in the New Testament, where Jesus is referred to as the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>). This connection to Christ underscores the prophetic nature of Isaiah's message, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment of walking in God's light through Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_jacob.htm">House of Jacob</a></b><br>Refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. This term is often used to address the nation of Israel collectively, emphasizing their covenant relationship with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning both judgment and redemption.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God used in the Hebrew Bible, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature and His relationship with Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where Isaiah prophesied, often symbolizing the spiritual center of Israel and the place where God's presence dwells.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/light.htm">Light</a></b><br>Symbolically represents truth, righteousness, and the presence of God. Walking in the light implies living in accordance with God's will and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_holiness.htm">Call to Holiness</a></b><br>The invitation to "walk in the light of the LORD" is a call to live a life set apart for God, characterized by holiness and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_of_faith.htm">Community of Faith</a></b><br>The address to the "house of Jacob" highlights the communal aspect of faith. Walking in the light is not just an individual endeavor but a collective journey of God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guidance_and_direction.htm">Guidance and Direction</a></b><br>God's light provides direction and clarity in a world often filled with darkness and confusion. Believers are encouraged to seek His guidance in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_light.htm">Reflecting God's Light</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to reflect His light to the world, living as examples of His truth and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_assurance.htm">Hope and Assurance</a></b><br>Walking in God's light assures us of His presence and promises, providing hope and confidence in His eternal plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_porn_called_a_sin_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'House of Jacob' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_god's_infiniteness_mean.htm">What does God's infiniteness mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'house_of_jacob'_mean.htm">What does "House of Jacob" mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_israel's_other_names.htm">What are the different names for Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">O house of Jacob </span>. . .--The ideal of the future has been brought before Israel; but it is still far off, and the people must learn repentance, must themselves "walk in the light of the Lord," before they can be as light-bearers to other nations. (Comp. the lines of thought in <a href="/context/romans/11-11.htm" title="I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.">Romans 11:11-15</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 5-11.</span> - THE CONTRAST OF THE PRESENT WITH THE FUTURE. Having shown to Israel the vision of a far-distant future, when holiness and peace would reign upon the earth, and "the mountain of the Lord's house" would draw all men into it, the prophet returns to things as they are - first exhorting Israel to "walk in the light of Jehovah' (ver. 5), and then showing how far they have withdrawn from the light; <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> by magical practices (ver. 6); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> by commercial greed (vers. 6, 7); <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> by ostentation and luxury (ver. 7); . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/2-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Come,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jacob,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let us walk</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֵלְכָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nê·lə·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the light</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּא֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/2-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 2:5 House of Jacob come and let us (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/2-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 2:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 2:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 2:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 2:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>