Micah 4:3
3 He will arbitrate ▼
▼tn Or “judge.”
between many peoples and settle disputes between many ▼
▼tn Or “mighty” (NASB); KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV “strong”; TEV “among the great powers.”
distant nations. ▼▼tn Heb “[for many nations] to a distance.”
They will beat their swords into plowshares ▼
▼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.
and their spears into pruning hooks. ▼
▼sn This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (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.
Nations will not use weapons ▼
▼tn Heb “take up the sword.”
against other nations, and they will no longer train for war.
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