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Then the Lord will settle arguments among many nations.
    He will make decisions for strong nations that are far away.
Then the nations will make their swords into plows.
    They will make their spears into hooks for trimming trees.
Nations will no longer fight other nations.
    They will not even train for war anymore.

Come, family of Jacob.
    We should follow the way of the Lord.

A Terrible Day Is Coming

Lord, you have left your people,
    the family of Jacob.
They have become filled with wrong ideas from people in the East.
    Your people try to tell the future like the Philistines.
    They have completely accepted those foreign ideas.

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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.

Come, descendants of Jacob,(E)
    let us walk in the light(F) of the Lord.

The Day of the Lord

You, Lord, have abandoned(G) your people,
    the descendants of Jacob.(H)
They are full of superstitions from the East;
    they practice divination(I) like the Philistines(J)
    and embrace(K) pagan customs.(L)

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