Isaiah 2:4

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

Psalm 110:6

He will be judge among the nations, the valleys will be full of dead bodies; the head over a great country will be wounded by him.

Psalm 46:10

Be at peace in the knowledge that I am God: I will be lifted up among the nations, I will be honoured through all the earth.

Psalm 46:9

He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire.

Psalm 82:8

Up! O God, come as judge of the earth; for all the nations are your heritage.

Psalm 96:13

Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.

Isaiah 32:17

And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.

Isaiah 32:18

And my people will be living in peace, in houses where there is no fear, and in quiet resting-places.

Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; he will be our saviour.

Isaiah 42:1

See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.

Isaiah 42:3

He will not let a crushed stem be quite broken, and he will not let a feebly burning light be put out: he will go on sending out the true word to the peoples.

Isaiah 9:5

For every boot of the man of war with his sounding step, and the clothing rolled in blood, will be for burning, food for the fire.

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.

Hosea 2:18

And in that day I will make an agreement for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven and the things which go low on the earth; I will put an end to the bow and the sword and war in all the land, and will make them take their rest in peace.

Hosea 2:20

I will take you as my bride in good faith, and you will have knowledge of the Lord.

Joel 3:10

Get your plough-blades hammered into swords, and your vine-knives into spears: let the feeble say, I am strong.

Joel 3:12

Let the nations be awake, and come to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will be seated as judge of all the nations round about.

Micah 4:3

And he will be judge between great peoples, and strong nations far away will be ruled by his decisions; their swords will be hammered into plough-blades and their spears into vine-knives: nations will no longer be lifting up their swords against one another, and knowledge of war will have gone for ever.

Zechariah 9:10

And he will have the war-carriage cut off from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be cut off: and he will say words of peace to the nations: and his rule will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

Acts 17:31

Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.

Revelation 19:11

And the heaven was open; and I saw a white horse, and he who was seated on it was named Certain and True; and he is judging and making war in righteousness.

1 Samuel 2:10

Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.