Isaiah 2:4 
Context| NET © | He will judge disputes between nations; he will settle cases for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares, 1 and their spears into pruning hooks. 2 Nations will not take up the sword against other nations, and they will no longer train for war. |
| NIV © | He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war any more. |
| NASB © | And He will judge between the nations, And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war. |
| NLT © | The LORD will settle international disputes. All the nations will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. All wars will stop, and military training will come to an end. |
| MSG © | He'll settle things fairly between nations. He'll make things right between many peoples. They'll turn their swords into shovels, their spears into hoes. No more will nation fight nation; they won't play war anymore. |
| BBE © | And he will be the judge between the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer will the nations be turning their swords against one another, and the knowledge of war will be gone for ever. |
| NRSV © | He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; 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 any more. |
| NKJV © | He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; 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. |
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| NASB © | And He will judge <08199> between <0996> the nations <01471> , And will render <03198> decisions <03198> for many <07227> peoples <05971> ; And they will hammer <03807> their swords <02719> into plowshares <0855> and their spears <02595> into pruning <04211> hooks <04211> . Nation <01471> will not lift <05375> up sword <02719> against <0413> nation <01471> , And never <03808> again <05750> will they learn <03925> war .<04421> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | He will judge <08199> disputes between <0996> nations <01471> ; he will settle <03198> cases for many <07227> peoples <05971> . They will beat <03807> their swords <02719> into plowshares <0855> , and their spears <02595> into pruning hooks <04211> . Nations <01471> will not <03808> take up <05375> the sword <02719> against <0413> other nations <01471> , and they will no <03808> longer <05750> train <03925> for war .<04421> |
| NET © | He will judge disputes between nations; he will settle cases for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares, 1 and their spears into pruning hooks. 2 Nations will not take up the sword against other nations, and they will no longer train for war. |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn Instead of referring to the large plow as a whole, the plowshare is simply the metal tip which actually breaks the earth and cuts the furrow. 2 sn This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:93; M. Klingbeil, NIDOTTE 1:1117-18). It was a short knife with a curved hook at the end sharpened on the inside like a sickle. Breaking weapons and fashioning agricultural implements indicates a transition from fear and stress to peace and security. |
