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At that time I will make a covenant for the good of my people. I will make it with the wild animals and the birds of the air. It will also be made with the creatures that move on the ground. I will remove bows and swords and other weapons of war from the land. Then my people can lie down in safety.
Reference
Hebrew: ʼêtsel
a side; (as a preposition) near
Greek: τότε (tóte)
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Hebrew: pâlaç
properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: διαθήκη (diathḗkē)
properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Hebrew: pâlaç
properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἄγριος (ágrios)
wild (as pertaining to the country), literally (natural) or figuratively (fierce)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: οὐρανός (ouranós)
the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity)
Hebrew: rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: σείω (seíō)
to rock (vibrate, properly, sideways or to and fro), i.e. (generally) to agitate (in any direction; cause to tremble); figuratively, to throw into a tremor (of fear or concern)
Hebrew: gâʻash
to agitate violently
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἑδραίωμα (hedraíōma)
a support, i.e. (figuratively) basis
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: παραφέρω (paraphérō)
to bear along or aside, i.e. carry off (literally or figuratively); by implication, to avert
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: λοιποί (loipoí)
remaining ones
Hebrew: chabrâh
an associate
Hebrew: lâchem
battle
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: ψεῦσμα (pseûsma)
a fabrication, i.e. falsehood
Hebrew: tᵉʼun
naughtiness, i.e. toil
Hebrew: yeshaʻ
liberty, deliverance, prosperity
Covenant
Ezekiel 34:25
Parallel theme
Psalm 46:9
Jeremiah 23:6
Isaiah 65:25
Job 5:23
Zechariah 14:9
Isaiah 2:11
Isaiah 2:17
Isaiah 26:1
Word
Isaiah 2:4
Verse Explanation
God promises a new covenant-like relationship in which He will establish peace between His people and the animals of the land and remove warfare from the nation, creating an image of comprehensive security.
History
Future restoration: The language anticipates a restored period of peace and security beyond Israel's immediate political circumstances.