He shall judge between many peoples,
    and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
and they shall (A)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;

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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)

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He shall judge between the nations,
    and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
(A)and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
    and their spears into pruning hooks;
(B)nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
    neither shall they learn war anymore.

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He will judge(A) between the nations
    and will settle disputes(B) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(C)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,(D)
    nor will they train for war anymore.

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The Final Judgment

31 (A)“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, (B)then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him (C)will be gathered (D)all the nations, and (E)he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates (F)the sheep from the goats.

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The Sheep and the Goats

31 “When the Son of Man comes(A) in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.(B) 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate(C) the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.(D)

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Proclaim this among the nations:
(A)Consecrate for war;[a]
    stir up the mighty men.
Let all the men of war draw near;
    let them come up.
10 (B)Beat your plowshares into swords,
    and (C)your pruning hooks into spears;
    let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”

11 (D)Hasten and come,
    all you surrounding nations,
    and gather yourselves there.
(E)Bring down your warriors, O Lord.
12 Let the nations stir themselves up
    and come up to (F)the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
(G)for there I will sit to judge
    all the surrounding nations.

13 (H)Put in the sickle,
    (I)for the harvest is ripe.
(J)Go in, tread,
    (K)for the winepress is full.
The vats overflow,
    for their evil is great.

14 Multitudes, multitudes,
    in the valley of decision!
For (L)the day of the Lord is near
    in the valley of decision.
15 (M)The sun and the moon are darkened,
    and the stars withdraw their shining.

16 (N)The Lord roars from Zion,
    and (O)utters his voice from Jerusalem,
    (P)and the heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is (Q)a refuge to his people,
    a stronghold to the people of Israel.

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  1. Joel 3:9 Or Consecrate a war

Proclaim this among the nations:
    Prepare for war!(A)
Rouse the warriors!(B)
    Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords
    and your pruning hooks(C) into spears.(D)
Let the weakling(E) say,
    “I am strong!”(F)
11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
    and assemble(G) there.

Bring down your warriors,(H) Lord!

12 “Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(I)
for there I will sit
    to judge(J) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(K)
    for the harvest(L) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(M)
    for the winepress(N) is full
    and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”

14 Multitudes,(O) multitudes
    in the valley(P) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(Q) is near
    in the valley of decision.(R)
15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
    and the stars no longer shine.(S)
16 The Lord will roar(T) from Zion
    and thunder from Jerusalem;(U)
    the earth and the heavens will tremble.(V)
But the Lord will be a refuge(W) for his people,
    a stronghold(X) for the people of Israel.

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18 And (A)I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And (B)I will abolish[a] the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in (C)safety.

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  1. Hosea 2:18 Hebrew break

18 In that day I will make a covenant for them
    with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the creatures that move along the ground.(A)
Bow and sword and battle
    I will abolish(B) from the land,
    so that all may lie down in safety.(C)

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31 because he has fixed (A)a day on which (B)he will judge the world (C)in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and (D)of this he has given assurance to all (E)by raising him from the dead.”

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31 For he has set a day when he will judge(A) the world with justice(B) by the man he has appointed.(C) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(D)

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27 And he (A)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this, for (B)an hour is coming when (C)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, (D)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

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27 And he has given him authority to judge(A) because he is the Son of Man.

28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming(B) when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.(C)

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22 (A)For the Father judges no one, but (B)has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son, just as they (C)honor the Father. (D)Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

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22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,(A) 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.(B)

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12 And this shall be (A)the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

13 And (B)on that day a great panic from the Lord shall fall on them, so that (C)each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other. 14 Even (D)Judah will fight at Jerusalem.[a] And (E)the wealth of all the surrounding nations shall be collected, gold, silver, and garments in great abundance. 15 And (F)a plague like this plague shall fall on the horses, the mules, the camels, the donkeys, and whatever beasts may be in those camps.

16 Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem (G)shall go up year after year to worship (H)the King, the Lord of hosts, and (I)to keep (J)the Feast of Booths. 17 And if (K)any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship (L)the King, the Lord of hosts, (M)there will be no rain on them. 18 And if the family of Egypt does not go up and present themselves, then on them there shall be no rain;[b] there shall be (N)the plague with which the Lord afflicts the nations that do not go up (O)to keep the Feast of Booths. 19 This shall be the punishment to Egypt and the punishment to all the nations that do not go up (P)to keep the Feast of Booths.

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  1. Zechariah 14:14 Or against Jerusalem
  2. Zechariah 14:18 Hebrew lacks rain

12 This is the plague with which the Lord will strike(A) all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.(B) 13 On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic.(C) They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another.(D) 14 Judah(E) too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected(F)—great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. 15 A similar plague(G) will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.

16 Then the survivors(H) from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship(I) the King,(J) the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(K) 17 If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship(L) the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain.(M) 18 If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The Lord[a] will bring on them the plague(N) he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(O) 19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(P)

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  1. Zechariah 14:18 Or part, then the Lord

25 (A)The wolf and the lamb shall graze together;
    the lion shall eat straw like the ox,
    and (B)dust shall be the serpent's food.
(C)They shall not hurt or destroy
    in all my holy mountain,”
says the Lord.

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25 The wolf and the lamb(A) will feed together,
    and the lion will eat straw like the ox,(B)
    and dust will be the serpent’s(C) food.
They will neither harm nor destroy
    on all my holy mountain,”(D)
says the Lord.

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The Lord is at your (A)right hand;
    he will (B)shatter kings on (C)the day of his wrath.
He will (D)execute judgment among the nations,
    (E)filling them with corpses;
he will (F)shatter chiefs[a]
    over the wide earth.

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  1. Psalm 110:6 Or the head

The Lord is at your right hand[a];(A)
    he will crush kings(B) on the day of his wrath.(C)
He will judge the nations,(D) heaping up the dead(E)
    and crushing the rulers(F) of the whole earth.

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  1. Psalm 110:5 Or My lord is at your right hand, Lord

before the Lord, for he comes
    to (A)judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
    and the peoples with equity.

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let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.(A)

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13     before the Lord, for he comes,
    for he comes (A)to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.

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13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge(A) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness(B)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.(C)

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