23 lines
779 B
Markdown
23 lines
779 B
Markdown
## He will judge ##
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"Yahweh will judge"
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## will render decisions ##
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"will solve disputes"
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## they will hammer their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks ##
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The people of the nations will turn their weapons of war into tools for farming.
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## they will hammer their swords into plowshares ##
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A plowshare is a blade that people use to dig into soil so they can plant seeds there. Alternate translation: “they will make their swords into plow blades"
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## and their spears into pruning-hooks ##
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"they will hammer their spears into pruning hooks." A pruning-hook is a knife that people use to cut off branches from a plant. Alternate translation: “they will make their spears into pruning knives."
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## lift up sword ##
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Alternate translation: "fight." |