Isaiah 2:1
ESV
The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
NIV
This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
NASB
The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
CSB
The vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
NLT
This is a vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
KJV
The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
NKJV
The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
What does Isaiah 2:1 mean?
Isaiah once again introduces himself and the contents of his book. He had done so at the beginning of the first chapter (Isaiah 1:1). This introduction is simpler: Isaiah says this is what he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. This is also the last kind of introduction to appear in the book.Scholars suggest perhaps chapter one is meant to serve as an introduction and summation for the rest of Isaiah's prophecy. Chapter two would formally begin that message. Others speculate that Isaiah means to clarify that he actually saw, in a vision, the events he describes in Isaiah 2:2–5. Although the same future event is described, with the same words exactly in Micah 4:1–4, Isaiah is clear that he witnessed himself what will happen in Jerusalem during this future time.