He shall judge between many peoples,
And rebuke strong nations afar off;
They shall beat their swords into (A)plowshares,
And their spears into [a]pruning hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
(B)Neither shall they learn war anymore.

(C)But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,
And no one shall make them afraid;
For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
For all people walk each in the name of his god,
But (D)we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
Forever and ever.

Zion’s Future Triumph

“In that day,” says the Lord,
(E)“I will assemble the lame,
(F)I will gather the outcast
And those whom I have afflicted;
I will make the lame (G)a remnant,
And the outcast a strong nation;
So the Lord (H)will reign over them in Mount Zion
From now on, even forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 4:3 pruning knives

He will judge between many peoples
    and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.(A)
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(B)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
    nor will they train for war(C) anymore.(D)
Everyone will sit under their own vine
    and under their own fig tree,(E)
and no one will make them afraid,(F)
    for the Lord Almighty has spoken.(G)
All the nations may walk
    in the name of their gods,(H)
but we will walk in the name of the Lord
    our God for ever and ever.(I)

The Lord’s Plan

“In that day,” declares the Lord,

“I will gather the lame;(J)
    I will assemble the exiles(K)
    and those I have brought to grief.(L)
I will make the lame my remnant,(M)
    those driven away a strong nation.(N)
The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion(O)
    from that day and forever.(P)

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