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Micah 4

Peaceful Latter Days

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And it will come about in the  alast days That the  bmountain of the house of the LORD Will be established  1as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the  cpeoples will stream to it.

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 aMany nations will come and say, " bCome and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD And to the house of the God of Jacob, That  cHe may teach us about His ways And that we may walk in His paths." For  dfrom Zion will go forth the law, Even the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

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And He will  ajudge between many peoples And render decisions for mighty,  1distant nations. Then they will hammer their swords  binto plowshares And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they  2train for war.

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Each of them will  asit under his vine And under his fig tree, With  bno one to make them afraid, For the  cmouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.

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Though all the peoples walk Each in the  aname of his god, As for us,  bwe will walk In the name of the  cLORD our God forever and ever.

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"In that day," declares the LORD, "I will assemble the  alame And  bgather the outcasts, Even those whom I have afflicted.

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"I will make the lame a  aremnant And the outcasts a strong nation, And the  bLORD will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on and forever.

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"As for you,  1 atower of the flock,  2Hill of the daughter of Zion, To you it will come-- Even the  bformer dominion will come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

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"Now, why do you  acry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your  bcounselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?

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aWrithe and labor to give birth, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will  bgo out of the city, Dwell in the field, And go to Babylon.  cThere you will be rescued;  dThere the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.

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"And now  amany nations have been assembled against you Who say, `Let her be polluted, And let our eyes  1gloat over Zion.'

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"But they do not  aknow the thoughts of the LORD, And they do not understand His purpose; For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

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"Arise and  athresh, daughter of Zion, For your horn I will make iron And your hoofs I will make bronze, That you may  bpulverize many peoples, That you may  cdevote to the LORD their unjust gain And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.



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