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He shall judge between the nations
    and he shall arbitrate for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into ploughshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.
A nation shall not lift up a sword against a nation,
    and they shall not learn war again.

The Day of Yahweh

House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
For you have forsaken your people, house of Jacob,
because they are full[a] from the east,
    and of soothsayers like the Philistines,
    and they make alliances[b] with the offspring of foreigners.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 2:6 Possibly “of diviners” was part of the original text here
  2. Isaiah 2:6 Literally “they clap hands

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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