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Beat your plowshares into swords, And your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, "I am strong."
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A Reversal of Peace
Commentators highlight that this verse is a direct reversal of the famous peace prophecies in Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3. Instead of turning swords into plowshares, God summons the nations to turn farming tools into weapons. This isn't a contradiction, but a depiction of the fierce judgment that must occur before the final, lasting peace of God's kingdom is established.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Beat your plowshares into swords - Peace had already been promised as a blessing of the gospel. In His days, foretold Solomon, …
19th Century
Anglican
Beat your plowshares ...—When the contest was over, and the victory of the Lord achieved, Micah foresaw the reversal of this order…
16th Century
Protestant
Some think these words were announced so that the people, terrified by their evils, would not become completely dejected. They derive this meaning:…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears Let not only s…
Here is a challenge to all the enemies of God's people. There is no escaping God's judgments; hardened sinners, in that day of wrath, will be cut o…
