Isaiah 2:6 — For you, Lord, have given up on your people the Israelites, because they have a… — FBV | maBible
Read Isaiah 2:6 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 2.6, Isaiah 2v6, Es. 2:6. For you, Lord, have given up on your people the Israelites, because they have adopted pagan practices from the East, they use spells like the Philistines, and make friends wi…
Other reference formats: Isaiah 2.6, Isaiah 2v6, Es. 2:6.
6 For you, Lord, have given up on your people the Israelites, because they have adopted pagan practices from the East, they use spells like the Philistines, and make friends with 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
“Make friends with foreigners”: Hebrew uncertain, probably “shake hands with children of foreigners.”