17 At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the Lord, (A)and all nations shall gather to it, (B)to the presence of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they shall no more stubbornly follow their own evil heart.

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17 At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne(A) of the Lord, and all nations(B) will gather in Jerusalem to honor(C) the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(D)

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The Mountain of the Lord

It shall come to pass (A)in the latter days
    that the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
    and it shall be lifted up above the hills;
and peoples shall flow to it,
    and many nations shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
    to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
    and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
    and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between many peoples,
    and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
and they shall (B)beat their swords into plowshares,
    and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
    neither shall they learn war anymore;
(C)but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,
    (D)and no one shall make them afraid,
    (E)for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
For (F)all the peoples walk
    each in the name of its god,
but (G)we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
    forever and ever.

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  1. Micah 4:2 Or teaching

The Mountain of the Lord(A)

In the last days

the mountain(B) of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,(C)
    and peoples will stream to it.(D)

Many nations will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,(E)
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.(F)
He will teach us(G) his ways,(H)
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(I) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He will judge between many peoples
    and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.(J)
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(K)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
    nor will they train for war(L) anymore.(M)
Everyone will sit under their own vine
    and under their own fig tree,(N)
and no one will make them afraid,(O)
    for the Lord Almighty has spoken.(P)
All the nations may walk
    in the name of their gods,(Q)
but we will walk in the name of the Lord
    our God for ever and ever.(R)

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and he said to me, (A)“Son of man, this is (B)the place of my throne and (C)the place of the soles of my feet, (D)where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more (E)defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies[a] of their kings at their high places,[b]

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  1. Ezekiel 43:7 Or the monuments; also verse 9
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Or at their deaths

He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne(A) and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile(B) my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings[a] for their kings at their death.[b](C)

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  1. Ezekiel 43:7 Or the memorial monuments; also in verse 9
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Or their high places

12 A glorious throne set on high from the beginning
    is the place of our sanctuary.

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12 A glorious throne,(A) exalted from the beginning,
    is the place of our sanctuary.

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20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. 21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, (A)‘Let us go at once (B)to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ 22 (C)Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and (D)to entreat the favor of the Lord. 23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days (E)ten men (F)from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for (G)we have heard that God is with you.’”

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20 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, 21 and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat(A) the Lord and seek(B) the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’ 22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”(C)

23 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”(D)

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11 (A)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. (B)And I will dwell in your midst, and (C)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

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11 “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people.(A) I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.(B)

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(A)Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, (B)but everyone walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them all (C)the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not.”

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But they did not listen or pay attention;(A) instead, they followed the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(B) So I brought on them all the curses(C) of the covenant I had commanded them to follow but that they did not keep.(D)’”

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(A)It shall come to pass in the latter days
    that (B)the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
    and shall be lifted up above the hills;
and (C)all the nations shall flow to it,
    and (D)many peoples shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
    to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
    and that we may walk in his paths.”
For (E)out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
    and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations,
    and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
(F)and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
    and their spears into pruning hooks;
(G)nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
    neither shall they learn war anymore.

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  1. Isaiah 2:3 Or teaching

In the last days(A)

the mountain(B) of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;(C)
it will be exalted(D) above the hills,
    and all nations will stream to it.(E)

Many peoples(F) will come and say,

“Come, let us go(G) up to the mountain(H) of the Lord,
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(I) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(J)
He will judge(K) between the nations
    and will settle disputes(L) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(M)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,(N)
    nor will they train for war anymore.

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20 (A)And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations (B)as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.

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20 And they will bring(A) all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain(B) in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,”(C) says the Lord. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels.(D)

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(A)And nations shall come to your light,
    and kings to the brightness of your rising.

(B)Lift up your eyes all around, and see;
    they all gather together, they come to you;
(C)your sons shall come from afar,
    and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
Then you shall see and (D)be radiant;
    your heart shall thrill and exult,[a]
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
    (E)the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
A multitude of camels shall cover you,
    the young camels of (F)Midian and (G)Ephah;
    all those from (H)Sheba shall come.
(I)They shall bring gold and frankincense,
    and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
All the flocks of (J)Kedar shall be gathered to you;
    the rams of (K)Nebaioth shall minister to you;
(L)they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
    (M)and I will beautify my beautiful house.

Who are these that fly like a cloud,
    and (N)like doves to their windows?
For (O)the coastlands shall hope for me,
    (P)the ships of Tarshish first,
(Q)to bring your children from afar,
    their silver and gold with them,
for the name of the Lord your God,
    and for the Holy One of Israel,
    because (R)he has made you beautiful.

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  1. Isaiah 60:5 Hebrew your heart shall tremble and grow wide

Nations(A) will come to your light,(B)
    and kings(C) to the brightness of your dawn.

“Lift up your eyes and look about you:
    All assemble(D) and come to you;
your sons come from afar,(E)
    and your daughters(F) are carried on the hip.(G)
Then you will look and be radiant,(H)
    your heart will throb and swell with joy;(I)
the wealth(J) on the seas will be brought to you,
    to you the riches of the nations will come.
Herds of camels(K) will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian(L) and Ephah.(M)
And all from Sheba(N) will come,
    bearing gold and incense(O)
    and proclaiming the praise(P) of the Lord.
All Kedar’s(Q) flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings(R) on my altar,(S)
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.(T)

“Who are these(U) that fly along like clouds,(V)
    like doves to their nests?
Surely the islands(W) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a](X)
bringing(Y) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,(Z)
to the honor(AA) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One(AB) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.(AC)

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  1. Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships

“And (A)the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
    to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
everyone (B)who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it,
    and holds fast my covenant—

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And foreigners(A) who bind themselves to the Lord
    to minister(B) to him,
to love the name(C) of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
all who keep the Sabbath(D) without desecrating it
    and who hold fast to my covenant—

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18 (A)Lift up your eyes around and see;
    they all gather, they come to you.
(B)As I live, declares the Lord,
    (C)you shall put them all on as an ornament;
    you shall bind them on as a bride does.

19 “Surely your waste and your desolate places
    and your devastated land—
(D)surely now you will be too narrow for your inhabitants,
    and those who swallowed you up will be far away.
20 (E)The children of your bereavement
    will yet say in your ears:
(F)‘The place is too narrow for me;
    make room for me to dwell in.’
21 Then you will say in your heart:
    ‘Who has borne me these?
(G)I was bereaved and barren,
    exiled and put away,
    but who has brought up these?
Behold, I was left alone;
    from where have these come?’”

22 Thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations,
    (H)and raise my signal to the peoples;
(I)and they shall bring your sons in their arms,[a]
    and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
23 (J)Kings shall be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.
(K)With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you,
    and (L)lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;
    (M)those who wait for me (N)shall not be put to shame.”

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  1. Isaiah 49:22 Hebrew in their bosom

18 Lift up your eyes and look around;
    all your children gather(A) and come to you.
As surely as I live,(B)” declares the Lord,
    “you will wear(C) them all as ornaments;
    you will put them on, like a bride.

19 “Though you were ruined and made desolate(D)
    and your land laid waste,(E)
now you will be too small for your people,(F)
    and those who devoured(G) you will be far away.
20 The children born during your bereavement
    will yet say in your hearing,
‘This place is too small for us;
    give us more space to live in.’(H)
21 Then you will say in your heart,
    ‘Who bore me these?(I)
I was bereaved(J) and barren;
    I was exiled and rejected.(K)
    Who brought these(L) up?
I was left(M) all alone,(N)
    but these—where have they come from?’”

22 This is what the Sovereign Lord(O) says:

“See, I will beckon to the nations,
    I will lift up my banner(P) to the peoples;
they will bring(Q) your sons in their arms
    and carry your daughters on their hips.(R)
23 Kings(S) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(T)
They will bow down(U) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(V) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(W)
    those who hope(X) in me will not be disappointed.(Y)

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26 But (A)the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

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26 But the Jerusalem that is above(A) is free, and she is our mother.

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