Micah 4:3

New Living Translation

The Lord will mediate between peoples and will settle disputes between strong nations far away. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.

Cross References

Psalm 46:10

“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”

Psalm 46:9

He causes wars to end throughout the earth. He breaks the bow and snaps the spear; he burns the shields with fire.

Psalm 72:3

May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful.

Psalm 72:7

May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.

Psalm 82:8

Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.

Psalm 96:13

before the Lord, for he is coming! He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with his truth.

Psalm 98:9

before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness.

Isaiah 2:4

The Lord will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.

Isaiah 25:3

Therefore, strong nations will declare your glory; ruthless nations will fear you.

Isaiah 51:5

My mercy and justice are coming soon. My salvation is on the way. My strong arm will bring justice to the nations. All distant lands will look to me and wait in hope for my powerful arm.

Isaiah 60:12

For the nations that refuse to serve you will be destroyed.

Isaiah 65:25

The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Isaiah 9:7

His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!

Daniel 2:44

“During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.

Hosea 2:18

On that day I will make a covenant with all the wild animals and the birds of the sky and the animals that scurry along the ground so they will not harm you. I will remove all weapons of war from the land, all swords and bows, so you can live unafraid in peace and safety.

Hosea 2:20

I will be faithful to you and make you mine, and you will finally know me as the Lord.

Joel 3:2

I will gather the armies of the world into the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will judge them for harming my people, my special possession, for scattering my people among the nations, and for dividing up my land.

Micah 5:15

I will pour out my vengeance on all the nations that refuse to obey me.”

Zechariah 14:3

Then the Lord will go out to fight against those nations, as he has fought in times past.

Zechariah 8:20

“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: People from nations and cities around the world will travel to Jerusalem.

Zechariah 9:10

I will remove the battle chariots from Israel and the warhorses from Jerusalem. I will destroy all the weapons used in battle, and your king will bring peace to the nations. His realm will stretch from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

Acts 17:31

For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.

1 Samuel 2:10

Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered. He thunders against them from heaven; the Lord judges throughout the earth. He gives power to his king; he increases the strength of his anointed one.”