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And it will come about in the ^(C1)last days That the ^(C2)mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established ^(F1)as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the ^(C3)peoples will stream to it.

^(C1)Many nations will come and say, "^(C2)Come and let's go up to the mountain of the LORD And to the house of the God of Jacob, So that ^(C3)He may teach us about His ways, And that we may walk in His paths." For ^(C4)from Zion will go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

And He will ^(C1)judge between many peoples And render decisions for mighty, ^(F1)distant nations. Then they will beat their swords ^(C2)into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation will not lift a sword against nation, And never again will they ^(F2)train for war.

Instead, each of them will ^(C1)sit under his vine And under his fig tree, With ^(C2)no one to make them afraid, Because the ^(C3)mouth of the LORD of armies has spoken.

Though all the peoples walk, Each in the ^(C1)name of his god, As for us, ^(C2)we will walk In the name of the ^(C3)LORD our God forever and ever.

"On that day," declares the LORD, "I will assemble those who ^(C1)limp And ^(C2)gather the scattered, Those whom I have afflicted.

-"I will make those who limp a ^(C1)remnant, And those who ^(F1)have strayed a mighty nation, And the ^(C2)LORD will reign over them on Mount Zion From now on and forever.

-"As for you, ^(F1)(C1)tower of the flock, ^(F2)Hill of the daughter of Zion, To you it will come— Yes, the ^(C2)former dominion will come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

"Now, why do you ^(C1)cry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your ^(C2)counselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?

-"^(C1)Writhe and scream, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will ^(C2)go out of the city, Live in the field, And go to Babylon. ^(C3)There you will be rescued, ^(C4)There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.

-"And now ^(C1)many nations have been assembled against you Who say, 'Let her be defiled, And let our eyes ^(F1)gloat over Zion!'

-"But they do not ^(C1)know the thoughts of the LORD, And they do not understand His plan; For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

-"Arise and ^(C1)thresh, daughter of Zion, For I will make your horn iron, And I will make your hoofs bronze, So that you may ^(C2)pulverize many peoples, And ^(C3)dedicate to the LORD their unjust profit, And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

"^(F1)Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; ^(F2)They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will ^(C1)strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.

-"^(F1)But as for ^(C1)you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From ^(C2)you One will come forth for Me to be ^(C3)ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are ^(C4)from long ago, From the days of eternity."

Therefore He will ^(C1)give them up until the time When she ^(C2)who is in labor has given birth. Then the ^(C3)remainder of His kinsmen Will return to the sons of Israel.

And He will arise and ^(C1)shepherd His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God. And they will ^(F1)remain, Because ^(F2)at that time He will be great To the ^(C2)ends of the earth.

This One ^(C1)will be our peace. When the ^(C2)Assyrian invades our land, When he tramples on our ^(F1)citadels, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight leaders of people.

They will ^(C1)shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of ^(C2)Nimrod at its entrances; And He will ^(C3)rescue us from the Assyrian When he invades our land, And when he tramples our territory.

Then the ^(C1)remnant of Jacob Will be among many peoples Like ^(C2)dew from the LORD, Like ^(C3)showers on vegetation That do not wait for man, Or delay for ^(F1)mankind.

The remnant of Jacob Will be among the nations, Among many peoples ^(C1)Like a lion among the animals of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if he passes through, ^(C2)Tramples and ^(C3)tears, And there is ^(C4)no one who can rescue.

Your hand will be ^(C1)lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be eliminated.

"And it will be on that day," declares the LORD, "^(C1)That I will eliminate your ^(C2)horses from among you, And destroy your chariots.

-"I will also eliminate the ^(C1)cities of your land, And tear down all your ^(C2)fortifications.

-"I will eliminate ^(C1)sorceries from your hand, And you will have no fortune-tellers.

-"^(C1)I will eliminate your carved images And your memorial stones from among you, So that you will no longer bow down To the work of your hands.

-"I will uproot your ^(F1)(C1)Asherim from among you, And destroy your cities.

-"And I will ^(C1)execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed."