Isaiah 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.

Micah 4:3

4:3 He will arbitrate ³  between many peoples

and settle disputes between many ⁴  distant nations. ⁵ 

They will beat their swords into plowshares, ⁶ 

and their spears into pruning hooks. ⁷ 

Nations will not use weapons ⁸  against other nations,

and they will no longer train for war.

Luke 22:36

22:36 He said to them, “But now, the one who ⁹  has a money bag must take it, and likewise a traveler’s bag ¹⁰  too. And the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy one.

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 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.

³ tn Or “judge.”

⁴ tn Or “mighty” (NASB); KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV “strong”; TEV “among the great powers.”

⁵ tn Heb “[for many nations] to a distance.”

⁶ 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.

⁷ sn This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (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.

⁸ tn Heb “take up the sword.”

⁹ tn The syntax of this verse is disputed, resulting in various translations. The major options are either (1) that reflected in the translation or (2) that those who have a money bag and traveler’s bag should get a sword, just as those who do not have these items should sell their cloak to buy a sword. The point of all the options is that things have changed and one now needs full provisions. Opposition will come. But “sword” is a figure for preparing to fight. See Luke 22:50-51.

¹⁰ tn Or possibly “beggar’s bag” (L&N 6.145).