Isaiah 2:6 — Our Lord, you have deserted
your people, Israel,
because they follow customs
of… — CEV | maBible
Read Isaiah 2:6 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 2.6, Isaiah 2v6, Es. 2:6. Our Lord, you have deserted
your people, Israel,
because they follow customs
of nations from the east.
They worship Philistine gods
and are close friends
of foreign…
Other reference formats: Isaiah 2.6, Isaiah 2v6, Es. 2:6.
6 Our Lord, you have deserted
your people, Israel,
because they follow customs
of nations from the east.
They worship Philistine gods
and are close friends
of foreigners.
Passage themes
God forsakes his people — thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob
Customs from the east — because they be replenished from the east
Forbidden occult practices — are soothsayers like the Philistines
Alliances with foreigners — they please themselves in the children of strangers
Notes and references
because … foreigners: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.