3 And He will judge between many peoples And render decisions for mighty, distant nations. Then they will hammer their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they train for war.
4 Each of them will sit under his vine And under his fig tree, With no one to make them afraid, For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
5 Though all the peoples walk Each in the name of his god, As for us, we will walk In the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.
6 "In that day," declares the Lord, "I will assemble the lame And gather the outcasts, Even those whom I have afflicted.
7 "I will make the lame a remnant And the outcasts a strong nation, And the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on and forever.
8 "As for you, tower of the flock, Hill of the daughter of Zion, To you it will come- Even the former dominion will come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
9 "Now, why do you cry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your counselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?