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He will settle arguments among the nations
    and will make decisions for many nations.
Then they will make their swords into plows
    and their spears into hooks for trimming trees.
Nations will no longer fight other nations,
    nor will they train for war anymore.

Come, family of Jacob,
    and let us follow the way of the Lord.

A Terrible Day Is Coming

Lord, you have left your people,
    the family of Jacob,
because they have become filled with wrong ideas from people in the East.
    They try to tell the future like the Philistines,
    and 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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