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Micah 4:3

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1 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.

2 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.

Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.

4 And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.

5 Though each of the peoples may walk in the name of his god, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.
KJV
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
WEB
and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more.
ASV
and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
DARBY
And he shall judge among many peoples, and reprove strong nations, even afar off; and they shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
BLB
And He will judge between many peoples, and He will decide even for strong nations, those far off. And they will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up a sword against nation, and they will not learn war anymore;
ÅB
Han skal dømme mellom mange folkeslag
og gjøre rett for mektige folk,
like til de fjerneste land.
De skal smi sverdene sine om til plogskjær
og spydene til vingårdskniver.
Folk skal ikke lenger løfte sverd mot folk
og ikke mer lære å føre krig.
OTB
Og han skal dømme mellom mange folk
Og skifte rett for mektige, fjerne folkeslag.
Da skal de smi sine sverd om til plogskjær,
Og sine spyd til vingårdskniver;
Folk skal ikke løfte sverd mot folk,
Og de skal ikke lenger lære å føre krig.
B1930
Og han skal dømme mellem mange folkeslag og skifte rett for veldige hedningefolk helt til de fjerneste land, og de skal smi sine sverd om til hakker og sine spyd til vingårdskniver; folkene skal ikke lenger løfte sverd mot hverandre og ikke mere lære å føre krig,

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  • Isaiah 2:4

    Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.

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  • Joel 3:9–16

    Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!

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  • Matthew 25:31–32

    When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

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  • Hosea 2:18

    On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.

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  • Acts 17:31

    For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

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  • John 5:27–29

    And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

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  • Psalms 96:13

    before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

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  • Isaiah 65:25

    The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.

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