Isaiah 2:4

“…beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."” — Catechism footnote: GS 78 # 6; cf. Isa 2:4.

“Through the prophets, God forms his people in the hope of salvation, in the expectation of a new and everlasting Covenant intended for all, to be written on their hearts.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Is 2:2-4; Jer 31:31-34; Heb 10:16

“By this election, Israel is to be the sign of the future gathering of All nations.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Ex 19:5-6; Deut 7:6; Isa 2:2-5; Mic 4:1-4.

“And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more.”” — editor's note: Isa. ii. 2–4.

“And to those who inquire of us whence we come, or who is our founder, we reply that we are come, agreeably to the counsels of Jesus, to “cut down our hostile and insolent ‘wordy’ swords into ploughshares, and to convert into pruning-hooks the spears formerly employed in war.”” — editor's note: Cf. Isa. ii. 4.

“…rebuke many people; and they shall break down their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks, and they shall no longer learn to fight.”” — editor's note: Isa. ii. 3, 4; Mic. iv. 2, 3.

“…to beat their glaives into ploughs, and their lances into sickles; and nations shall not take up glaive against nation, and they shall no more learn to fight.”” — editor's note: Isa. ii. 3, 4.

““Neither shall they learn war any more,” that is, the provocation of hostilities; so that you here learn that Christ is promised not as powerful in war, but pursuing peace.” — editor's note: Isa. ii. 4.

“In short, says he, “He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people;” meaning not those of the Jewish people only, but of the nations which are judged by the new law of the gospel and the new word of the apostles, and are amongst themselves rebuked of their old error as soon as they have believed.” — editor's note: Isa. ii. 4.

“And another again, declaring glad tidings of the most profound peace, said, “They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.”” — editor's note: Isa. ii. 4 ; Micah iv. 3.

“For even from of old it was prophesied of the peace He was to usher in, where the Scripture says: “They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their pikes into sickles, and nation shall not take the sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”” — editor's note: Isa. ii. 4.

“…and (where consequently) what is bitter will be altered into what is sweet,—that is, the spears into pruning-hooks, and the swords into plough-shares,—there will not be chaff and wood begotten for fire, but mature fruit, fully formed, as I said, equal and similar to the unbegotten and indefinite power.” — editor's note: Isa. ii. 4.

“Also in Isaiah: “For from Sion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem; and He shall judge among the nations.”” — editor's note: Isa. ii. 3, 4.

“For from Sion shall proceed the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem; and He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke much people; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks, and they shall no more learn to fight.”” — editor's note: Isa. ii. 2–4.

Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3 share the same wording (32 words).

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