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Micah 4:3
3The Lord will mediate between peoples and will settle disputes between strong nations far away. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.
Micah 4:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore;
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall judge between many peoples, And rebuke strong nations afar off; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore.
Context of Micah 4:3
1In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house will be the highest of all— the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship. 2People from many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem. The Lord will mediate between peoples and will settle disputes between strong nations far away. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore. 4Everyone will live in peace and prosperity, enjoying their own grapevines and fig trees, for there will be nothing to fear. The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has made this promise! 5Though the nations around us follow their idols, we will follow the Lord our God forever and ever.
Read all of Micah 4Micah 4:3 word by word
וְשָׁפַ֗ט בֵּ֚ין עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים וְהוֹכִ֛יחַ לְגוֹיִ֥ם עֲצֻמִ֖ים עַד־רָח֑וֹק וְכִתְּת֨וּ חַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם לְאִתִּ֗ים וַחֲנִיתֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת לֹֽא־יִשְׂא֞וּ גּ֤וֹי אֶל־גּוֹי֙ חֶ֔רֶב וְלֹא־יִלְמְד֥וּן ע֖וֹד מִלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he shall judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- among manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and rebukeיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
- strongעָצוּם‛âtsûm ‛âtsûm · mightyH6099
- nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- afar offרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
- and they shall beatכָּתַתkâthath · to crushH3807
- their swordsחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- into plowsharesאֵת'êth · plowshareH855
- and their spearsחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
- into pruninghooksמַזְמֵרָהmazmêrâh · pruning-knifeH4211
- shall not lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: fightH5375
- neither shall they learnלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
- warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
Cross-references for Micah 4:3
- 1 Samuel 2:10Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered. He thunders against them from heaven; the Lord judges throughout the earth. He gives power to his king; he increases the strength of his anointed one.”
- Psalms 82:8Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.
- Psalms 96:13before the Lord, for he is coming! He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with his truth.
- Psalms 98:9before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness.
- Isaiah 11:3He will delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay.
- Isaiah 51:5My mercy and justice are coming soon. My salvation is on the way. My strong arm will bring justice to the nations. All distant lands will look to me and wait in hope for my powerful arm.
- Matthew 25:31“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.
- John 5:22In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge,
- John 16:8And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
- Acts 17:31For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”
- Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.
- Micah 5:15I will pour out my vengeance on all the nations that refuse to obey me.”
- Micah 7:16All the nations of the world will stand amazed at what the Lord will do for you. They will be embarrassed at their feeble power. They will cover their mouths in silent awe, deaf to everything around them.
- Psalms 2:5Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.
- Psalms 68:30Rebuke these enemy nations— these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war.
- Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”
Commentaries on Micah 4:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And He shall judge among many people and rebuke strong nations afar off - Hitherto, they had walked each in their own ways Isaiah 53:6; now, they sought to be taught in the ways of God. Before, they had been lords of the world; now they should own a Judge higher than themselves. They were no common, but mighty nations, such as had heretofore been the oppressors of Israel. They were to be many, and those mighty, nations. He should, “not only command, but…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The shalom (“well-being, peace”) of the Lord will cover the earth, and tools of destruction will be used for peaceful activities. Ancient history, from its earliest records, tells of war and one group dominating others. Warfare and violence peaked in the Assyrian and Babylonian kingdoms. swords into plowshares: Weapons will become tools for farming. Some scholars think this phrase means turning "swords into metal shards," making them useless.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-3. Almost identical with Is 2:2-4. the mountain of the house of the Lord--which just before (Mi 3:12) had been doomed to be a wild forest height. Under Messiah, its elevation is to be not that of situation, but of moral dignity, as the seat of God's universal empire. people shall flow into it--In Isaiah it is "all nations": a more universal prophecy.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Micah 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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