Isaiah 2:4
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4 [a]He shall judge between the nations,
and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;(A)
One nation shall not raise the sword against another,
nor shall they train for war again.(B)
Footnotes
- 2:4 Once the nations acknowledge God as sovereign, they go up to Jerusalem to settle their disputes, rather than having recourse to war.
Isaiah 11:6
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6 [a]Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat;
The calf and the young lion shall browse together,
with a little child to guide them.(A)
Footnotes
- 11:6–9 This picture of the idyllic harmony of paradise is a dramatic symbol of universal peace and justice under the rule of the new Davidic king. The peace and harmony even among carnivores and their natural prey in this description suggest a paradisiac aspect of the reign of the new king.
Hosea 2:20
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20 I will make a covenant for them on that day,(A)
with the wild animals,
With the birds of the air,
and with the things that crawl on the ground.
Bow and sword and warfare
I will destroy from the land,
and I will give them rest in safety.
Ephesians 2:17
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17 He came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,(A)
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