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And he will judge among many people,
    rebuking strong nations far away;
and they will reshape their swords as plowshares
    and their spears as pruning hooks.
No nation will threaten another,[a]
    nor will they train for war anymore.
Instead, each man will sit in the shade of[b] his grape vines
    and beneath the shade of[c] his fig tree,”
        since the[d] Lord of the Heavenly Armies has spoken.
“Because all of the people will walk,
    each person in the name of his God,
        and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 4:3 Lit. A nation will not lift up a sword against a nation
  2. Micah 4:4 Lit. sit under
  3. Micah 4:4 The Heb. lacks the shade of
  4. Micah 4:4 Lit. the mouth of the

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)
Everyone will sit under their own vine
    and under their own fig tree,(E)
and no one will make them afraid,(F)
    for the Lord Almighty has spoken.(G)
All the nations may walk
    in the name of their gods,(H)
but we will walk in the name of the Lord
    our God for ever and ever.(I)

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