Isaiah 2:4
And He hath judged between the nations, And hath given a decision to many peoples, And they have beat their swords to ploughshares, And their spears to pruning-hooks, Nation doth not lift up sword unto nation, Nor do they learn any more — war.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מַזְמֵרָהmazmêrâha pruningknife
- אֵתʼêtha hoe or other digging implement
- כָּתַתkâthathto bruise or violently strike
- חֲנִיתchănîytha lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)
- יָכַחyâkachto be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convi
- לָמַדlâmadproperly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- שָׁפַטshâphaṭto judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish
- חֶרֶבcherebdrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or ot
+4 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Hos 2:18, Mic 4:3, Isa 11:6–9, Zec 9:10, Isa 60:17–18, Psa 46:9, Isa 32:18, Isa 9:7