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Many nations will approach and say,
    ‘Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord,
        and to the Temple of the God of Jacob.
    He will teach us about his ways,
        and we will walk according to his directions.’
“Indeed, the Law will proceed from Zion,
    and the message of the Lord from Jerusalem.
And he will judge among many people,
    rebuking strong nations far away;
and they will reshape their swords as plowshares
    and their spears as pruning hooks.
No nation will threaten another,[a]
    nor will they train for war anymore.
Instead, each man will sit in the shade of[b] his grape vines
    and beneath the shade of[c] his fig tree,”
        since the[d] Lord of the Heavenly Armies has spoken.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 4:3 Lit. A nation will not lift up a sword against a nation
  2. Micah 4:4 Lit. sit under
  3. Micah 4:4 The Heb. lacks the shade of
  4. Micah 4:4 Lit. the mouth of the

Many nations will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,(A)
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.(B)
He will teach us(C) his ways,(D)
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(E) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He will judge between many peoples
    and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.(F)
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(G)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
    nor will they train for war(H) anymore.(I)
Everyone will sit under their own vine
    and under their own fig tree,(J)
and no one will make them afraid,(K)
    for the Lord Almighty has spoken.(L)

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