4:1 And at the last days the mountain of the
Lord shall be manifest, established on the tops of the mountains, and it
shall be exalted above the hills; and the peoples shall hasten to it.
4:2 And many nations shall go, and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain
of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and they shall shew us
his way, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Sion shall go forth a
law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4:3 And he shall judge among many peoples, and shall rebuke strong nations
afar off; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their
spears into sickles; and nation shall no more lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn to war any more.
4:4 And every one shall rest under his vine, and every one under his
fig-tree; and there shall be none to alarm [them]: for the mouth of the Lord
Almighty has spoken these [words].
4:5 For all [other] nations shall walk everyone in his own way, but we will
walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.
4:6 In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather her that is bruised, and will
receive her that is cast out, and those whom I rejected.
4:7 And I will make her that was bruised a remnant, and her that was
rejected a mighty nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Sion
from henceforth, even for ever.
4:8 And thou, dark tower of the flock, daughter of Sion, on thee the
dominion shall come and enter in, [even] the first kingdom from Babylon to
the daughter of Jerusalem.
4:9 And now, why hast thou known calamities? was there not a king to thee?
or has thy counsel perished that pangs as of a woman in travail have seized
upon thee?
4:10 Be in pain, and strengthen thyself, and draw near, O daughter of Sion,
as a woman in travail: for now thou shalt go forth out of the city, and
shalt lodge in the plain, and shalt reach even to Babylon: thence shall the
Lord thy God deliver thee, and thence shall he redeem thee out of the hand
of thine enemies.
4:11 And now have many nations gathered against thee, saying, We will
rejoice, and our eyes shall look upon Sion.
4:12 But they know not the thought of the Lord, and have not understood his
counsel: for he has gathered them as sheaves of the floor.
4:13 Arise, and thresh them, O daughter of Sion: for I will make thine horns
iron, and I will make thine hoofs brass: and thou shalt utterly destroy many
nations, and shalt consecrate their abundance to the Lord, and their
strength to the Lord of all the earth. |
4:1 But in the last days it shall come to
pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the
top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people
shall flow unto it.
4:2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the
mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will
teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go
forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
4:3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar
off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into
pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall
they learn war any more.
4:4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and
none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken
it.
4:5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will
walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
4:6 In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I
will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
4:7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off
a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from
henceforth, even for ever.
4:8 And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion,
unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to
the daughter of Jerusalem.
4:9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy
counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.
4:10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman
in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt
dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be
delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
4:11 Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be
defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
4:12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his
counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
4:13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron,
and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people:
and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the
Lord of the whole earth. |