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The Law Will Go Forth from Zion

Now it will be that in the ^alast daysThe ^bmountain of the house of YahwehWill be established ¹as the head of the mountains,And will be lifted up above the hills,And the ^cpeoples will stream to it.2 ^aAnd many nations will come and say,“^bCome and let us go up to the mountain of YahwehAnd to the house of the God of Jacob,That ^cHe may instruct us from His waysAnd that we may walk in His paths.”For ^dfrom Zion will go forth the law,And the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.3 And He will ^ajudge between many peoplesAnd will render decisions for mighty, ¹distant nations.And they will hammer their swords ^binto plowsharesAnd their spears into pruning hooks;Nation will not lift up sword against nation,And never again will they learn war.4 And each of them will ^asit under his vineAnd under his fig tree,With ^bno one to make them tremble,For the ^cmouth of Yahweh of hosts has spoken.5 Though all the peoples walkEach in the ^aname of his god,As for us, ^bwe will walkIn the name of ^cYahweh our God forever and ever.

6 “In that day,” declares Yahweh,“I will assemble the ^alameAnd ^bgather the banished,Even those upon whom I have brought calamity.7 “I will make the lame a ^aremnantAnd the outcasts a mighty nation,And ^bYahweh will reign over them in Mount ZionFrom now on and forever.8 “And as for you, ¹^atower of the flock,²Hill of the daughter of Zion,To you it will come—Even the ^bformer dominion will come,The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

9 “Now, why do you ^amake a loud shout?Is there no king among you,Or has your ^bcounselor perished,That writhing has taken hold of you like a woman in childbirth?10 “^aWrithe and labor to give birth,Daughter of Zion,Like a woman in childbirth;For now you will ^bgo out of the city,Dwell in the field,And go to Babylon.^cThere you will be delivered;^dThere Yahweh will redeem youFrom the hand of your enemies.11 “But now ^amany nations have been assembled against youWho say, ‘Let her be polluted,And let our eyes behold Zion in triumph.’12 “But they do not ^aknow the thoughts of Yahweh,And they do not understand His counsel;For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.13 “Arise and ^athresh, daughter of Zion,For your horn I will make iron,And your hoofs I will make bronze,That you may ^bpulverize many peoples,That you may ^cdevote to Yahweh their greedy gain unto destructionAnd their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

Peaceful Latter Days

And it will come about in the ^alast daysThat the ^bmountain of the house of the LORDWill be established ¹as the chief of the mountains.It will be raised above the hills,And the ^cpeoples will stream to it.2 ^aMany nations will come and say,“^bCome and let us go up to the mountain of the LORDAnd to the house of the God of Jacob,That ^cHe may teach us about His waysAnd that we may walk in His paths.”For ^dfrom Zion will go forth the law,Even the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.3 And He will ^ajudge between many peoplesAnd render decisions for mighty, ¹distant nations.Then they will hammer their swords ^binto plowsharesAnd their spears into pruning hooks;Nation will not lift up sword against nation,And never again will they ²train for war.4 Each of them will ^asit under his vineAnd under his fig tree,With ^bno one to make them afraid,For the ^cmouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.5 Though all the peoples walkEach in the ^aname of his god,As for us, ^bwe will walkIn the name of the ^cLORD our God forever and ever.

6 “In that day,” declares the LORD,“I will assemble the ^alameAnd ^bgather the outcasts,Even those whom I have afflicted.7 “I will make the lame a ^aremnantAnd the outcasts a strong nation,And the ^bLORD will reign over them in Mount ZionFrom now on and forever.8 “As for you, ¹^atower of the flock,²Hill of the daughter of Zion,To you it will come—Even the ^bformer dominion will come,The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

9 “Now, why do you ^acry out loudly?Is there no king among you,Or has your ^bcounselor perished,That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?10 “^aWrithe and labor to give birth,Daughter of Zion,Like a woman in childbirth;For now you will ^bgo out of the city,Dwell in the field,And go to Babylon.^cThere you will be rescued;^dThere the LORD will redeem youFrom the hand of your enemies.11 “And now ^amany nations have been assembled against youWho say, ‘Let her be polluted,And let our eyes ¹gloat over Zion.’12 “But they do not ^aknow the thoughts of the LORD,And they do not understand His purpose;For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.13 “Arise and ^athresh, daughter of Zion,For your horn I will make ironAnd your hoofs I will make bronze,That you may ^bpulverize many peoples,That you may ^cdevote to the LORD their unjust gainAnd their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.