3 Then he will judge disputes between many peopleand settle arguments between many nations far and wide.They will hammer their swords into plowbladesand their spears into pruning shears.Nations will never fight against each other,and they will never train for war again.
4 They will sit under their grapevines and their fig trees,and no one will make them afraid.The Lord of Armies has spoken.
5 All the nations live by the names of their gods,but we will live by the name of the Lord our God forever.
6 “When that day comes,” declares the Lord,“I will gather those who are lame.I will bring together those who are scatteredand those whom I have injured.
7 I will change those who are lame into a faithful people.I will change those who are forced away into a strong nation.”The Lord will rule them on Mount Zion now and forever.
8 You, Jerusalem, watchtower of the flock,stronghold of the people of Zion,your former government will come back to you.The kingdom will return to the people of Jerusalem.
9 Now why are you crying so loudly?Don’t you have a king?Has your counselor died?Pain grips you like a woman in labor.