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Micah 4:2-4
New King James Version
Micah 4:2-4
New King James Version
2 Many nations shall come and say,
“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths.”
For out of Zion the law shall go forth,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 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.
4 (C)But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,
And no one shall make them afraid;
For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
Footnotes
- Micah 4:3 pruning knives
Micah 4:2-4
New International Version
Micah 4:2-4
New International Version
2 Many nations will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,(A)
to the temple of the God of Jacob.(B)
He will teach us(C) his ways,(D)
so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(E) will go out from Zion,
the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 He will judge between many peoples
and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.(F)
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.(G)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war(H) anymore.(I)
4 Everyone will sit under their own vine
and under their own fig tree,(J)
and no one will make them afraid,(K)
for the Lord Almighty has spoken.(L)
Micah 4:2-4
King James Version
Micah 4:2-4
King James Version
2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.
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Micah 4:2-4
New English Translation
Micah 4:2-4
New English Translation
2 Many nations will come, saying,
“Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain,
to the temple of Jacob’s God,
so he can teach us his ways
and we can live by his laws.”[a]
For instruction will proceed from Zion,
the Lord’s message from Jerusalem.
3 He will arbitrate[b] between many peoples
and settle disputes between many[c] distant nations.[d]
They will beat their swords into plowshares,[e]
and their spears into pruning hooks.[f]
Nations will not use weapons[g] against other nations,
and they will no longer train for war.
4 Each will sit under his own grapevine
or under his own fig tree without any fear.[h]
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has decreed it.[i]
Footnotes
- Micah 4:2 tn Heb “and we can walk in his paths.”
- Micah 4:3 tn Or “judge.”
- Micah 4:3 tn Or “mighty” (NASB); KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV “strong”; TEV “among the great powers.”
- Micah 4:3 tn Heb “[for many nations] to a distance.”
- Micah 4:3 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.
- Micah 4:3 sn This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (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.
- Micah 4:3 tn Heb “take up the sword.”
- Micah 4:4 tn Heb “and there will be no one making [him] afraid.”
- Micah 4:4 tn Heb “for the mouth of the Lord…has spoken.”
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