12 “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
For there I will sit to (A)judge all the surrounding nations.

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(A)I will also gather all nations,
And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
And I (B)will enter into judgment with them there
On account of My people, My heritage Israel,
Whom they have scattered among the nations;
They have also divided up My land.

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He shall judge between the nations,
And rebuke many people;
They shall beat their swords into plowshares,
And their spears into pruning [a]hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war anymore.

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  1. Isaiah 2:4 knives

    before the Lord,
(A)For He is coming to judge the earth.
With righteousness He shall judge the world,
And the peoples with [a]equity.

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  1. Psalm 98:9 uprightness

13     before the Lord.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
(A)He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.

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Oppression and Luxury Condemned

13 The Lord stands up (A)to [a]plead,
And stands to judge the people.

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  1. Isaiah 3:13 contend, plead His case

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.

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  1. Micah 4:3 pruning knives

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For (A)the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

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Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
(A)Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;
(B)Rise up [a]for me to the judgment You have commanded!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:6 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX O Lord my God

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