Yesaya 2:4

2:4 He will judge disputes between nations;

he will settle cases for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plowshares, ¹ 

and their spears into pruning hooks. ² 

Nations will not take up the sword against other nations,

and they will no longer train for war.

Yesaya 29:11

29:11 To you this entire prophetic revelation ³  is like words in a sealed scroll. When they hand it to one who can read ⁴  and say, “Read this,” he responds, “I can’t, because it is sealed.”

Yesaya 49:22

49:22 This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“Look I will raise my hand to the nations;

I will raise my signal flag to the peoples.

They will bring your sons in their arms

and carry your daughters on their shoulders.

Yesaya 60:9

60:9 Indeed, the coastlands ⁵  look eagerly for me,

the large ships ⁶  are in the lead,

bringing your sons from far away,

along with their silver and gold,

to honor the Lord your God, ⁷ 

the Holy One of Israel, ⁸  for he has bestowed honor on you.

[2:4]  ¹ sn Instead of referring to the large plow as a whole, the plowshare is simply the metal tip which actually breaks the earth and cuts the furrow.

[2:4]  ² sn This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:93; M. Klingbeil, NIDOTTE 1:1117-18). It was a short knife with a curved hook at the end sharpened on the inside like a sickle. Breaking weapons and fashioning agricultural implements indicates a transition from fear and stress to peace and security.

[29:11]  ³ tn Heb “vision” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[29:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “one who knows a/the scroll.”

[60:9]  ⁵ tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”

[60:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” See the note at 2:16.

[60:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”

[60:9]  ⁸ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.