I shall also grantpeacein the land,so that you may liedownwith noonemaking [you] tremble.I shall also eliminateharmfulbeastsfrom the land,and noswordwill passthroughyour land.
When he lookedbehindhim and sawthem, he cursedthem in the nameof the LORD.Then twofemale bearscameout of the woodsand toreup forty-twoladsof their number.
Behold,a sonwill be bornto you, whoshall be a manof rest;and I will givehim restfrom allhis enemieson everyside;for his nameshall be Solomon,and I will givepeaceand quietto Israelin his days.
So the kingdomof Jehoshaphatwas at peace,for his Godgavehim reston allsides.
"You would liedownand nonewould disturb[you], And manywould entreatyour favor.
"For you will be in leaguewith the stonesof the field,And the beastsof the fieldwill be at peacewith you.
Let our cattlebearWithoutmishapand withoutloss,[Let there be] nooutcryin our streets!
He makespeacein your borders;He satisfiesyou with the finestof the wheat.
The LORDwill givestrengthto His people;The LORDwill blessHis peoplewith peace.
I laydownand slept;I awoke,for the LORDsustainsme.
In peaceI will bothliedownand sleep,For You alone,O LORD,make me to dwellin safety.
I will hearwhatGodthe LORDwill say;For He will speakpeaceto His people,to His godlyones;But let them not turnbackto folly.
"I will not drivethem out beforeyou in a singleyear,that the landmay not becomedesolateand the beastsof the fieldbecometoonumerousfor you.
Whenyou liedown,you will not be afraid;When you liedown,your sleepwill be sweet.
When you walkabout, they will guideyou; When you sleep,they will watchoveryou; And when you awake,they will talkto you.
A highwaywill be there,a roadway,And it will be calledthe Highwayof Holiness.The uncleanwill not travelon it, But it [will] be for him who walks[that] way,And foolswill not wander[on it].
Nolionwill be there,Norwill any viciousbeastgoup on it; These will not be foundthere.But the redeemedwill walk[there],
The One forminglightand creatingdarkness,Causingwell-beingand creatingcalamity;I am the LORDwho doesallthese.
Therewill be noendto the increaseof [His] governmentor of peace,On the throneof Davidand overhis kingdom,To establishit and to upholdit with justiceand righteousnessFrom thenon and forevermore.The zealof the LORDof hostswill accomplishthis.
Fearnot, O JacobMy servant,'declaresthe LORD,'And do not be dismayed,O Israel;For behold,I will saveyou from afarAnd your offspringfrom the landof their captivity.And Jacobwill returnand will be quietand at ease,And noonewill makehim afraid.
At thisI awokeand looked,and my sleepwas pleasantto me.
"IfI were to cause wildbeaststo passthrough the landand they depopulatedit, and it becamedesolatesothat noonewould passthroughit becauseof the beasts,
"Or[if] I should bringa swordon that countryand say,'Let the swordpassthrough the countryand cutoffmanand beastfrom it,'
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"HowmuchmorewhenI sendMy fourseverejudgmentsagainstJerusalem:sword,famine,wildbeastsand plagueto cutoffmanand beastfrom it!
"I will makea covenantof peacewith them and eliminateharmfulbeastsfrom the landso that they may livesecurelyin the wildernessand sleepin the woods.
"Also the treeof the fieldwill yieldits fruitand the earthwill yieldits increase,and they will be secureon their land.Then they will knowthat I am the LORD,when I have brokenthe barsof their yokeand have deliveredthem from the handof those who enslavedthem.
Moreover, I will sendon you famineand wildbeasts,and they will bereaveyou of children;plagueand bloodshedalso will passthrough you, and I will bringthe swordon you. I, the LORD,have spoken.'"
"In that dayI will also makea covenantfor them With the beastsof the field,The birdsof the skyAnd the creepingthingsof the ground.And I will abolishthe bow,the swordand warfrom the land,And will make them liedownin safety.
And I will betrothyou to Me in faithfulness.Then you will knowthe LORD.
You shall thus observeMy statutesand keepMy judgments,so as to carrythem out, that you may livesecurelyon the land.
Then the landwill yieldits produce,so that you can eatyour filland livesecurelyon it.
I will letlooseamong you the beastsof the field,which will bereaveyou of your childrenand destroyyour cattleand reduceyour number so that your roadsliedeserted.
I will also bringupon you a swordwhich will executevengeancefor the covenant;and when you gathertogether into your cities,I will sendpestilenceamongyou, so that you shall be deliveredinto enemyhands.
But you will chaseyour enemiesand they will fallbeforeyou by the sword;
Eachof them will situnderhis vineAnd underhis figtree,With nooneto make[them] afraid,For the mouthof the LORDof hostshas spoken.
"The remnantof Israelwill donowrongAnd tellnolies,Norwill a deceitfultongueBe foundin their mouths;For they will feedand liedownWith nooneto make them tremble."
The lattergloryof thishousewill be greaterthanthe former,'saysthe LORDof hosts,'and in thisplaceI will givepeace,'declaresthe LORDof hosts."
I will cutoffthe chariotfrom EphraimAnd the horsefrom Jerusalem;And the bowof warwill be cutoff.And He will speakpeaceto the nations;And His dominionwill be from seato sea,And from the Riverto the endsof the earth.
"PeaceI leavewith you; My peaceI giveto you; not as the worldgivesdo I giveto you. Do not let your heartbe troubled,norlet it be fearful.
On the verynightwhenHerodwas aboutto bring him forward,Peterwas sleepingbetweentwosoldiers,boundwith twochains,and guardsin frontof the doorwere watching overthe prison.
Therefore,having been justifiedby faith,we havepeacewith Godthroughour LordJesusChrist,
