Isaiah
Isaiah 2:4
4Then He will judge between the nations
and arbitrate for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation,
nor train anymore for war.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then He will judge | וְשָׁפַט֙ | wə·šā·p̄aṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| between | בֵּ֣ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֔ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| and arbitrate | וְהוֹכִ֖יחַ | wə·hō·w·ḵî·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| for many | רַבִּ֑ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| peoples | לְעַמִּ֣ים | lə·‘am·mîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| They will beat | וְכִתְּת֨וּ | wə·ḵit·tə·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3807 beat, crush by beating |
| their swords | חַרְבוֹתָ֜ם | ḥar·ḇō·w·ṯām | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2719 sword |
| into plowshares | לְאִתִּ֗ים | lə·’it·tîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H855 ploughshare |
| and their spears | וַחֲנִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ | wa·ḥă·nî·ṯō·w·ṯê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2595 spear |
| into pruning hooks | לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת | lə·maz·mê·rō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural | H4211 pruning-knife |
| Nation | ג֤וֹי | ḡō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| will no longer | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| take up | יִשָּׂ֨א | yiś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the sword | חֶ֔רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| nation | גּוֹי֙ | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| nor | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| train | יִלְמְד֥וּ | yil·mə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3925 exercise in, learn |
| anymore | ע֖וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| for war | מִלְחָמָֽה׃פ | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 2:18 · Micah 4:3 · Zechariah 9:10 · Isaiah 11:6–9 · Isaiah 60:17–18 · Psalm 46:9 · Isaiah 32:18 · Isaiah 9:7 · Joel 3:10 · Isaiah 11:3–4 · Psalm 82:8 · Psalm 72:3–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.