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Isaiah 2:4
New English Translation
Isaiah 2:4
New English Translation
4 He will judge disputes between nations;
he will settle cases for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares,[a]
and their spears into pruning hooks.[b]
Nations will not take up the sword against other nations,
and they will no longer train for war.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:4 sn Instead of referring to the large plow as a whole, the plowshare is simply the metal tip which actually breaks the earth and cuts the furrow.
- Isaiah 2:4 sn This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:93; M. Klingbeil, NIDOTTE 1:1117-18). It was a short knife with a curved hook at the end sharpened on the inside like a sickle. Breaking weapons and fashioning agricultural implements indicates a transition from fear and stress to peace and security.
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