Mic 4:3 | NET2full | STEP | He will arbitrate between many peoples and settle disputes between many distant nations . They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks . Nations will not use weapons against other nations , and they will no longer train for war .

‏ Micah 4:3

3 He will arbitrate ^{▼▼tn Or “judge.”} between many peoples
and settle disputes between many ^{▼▼tn Or “mighty” (NASB); KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV “strong”; TEV “among the great powers.”} distant nations. ^{▼▼tn Heb “[for many nations] to a distance.”}
They will beat their swords into plowshares ^{▼▼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.}
and their spears into pruning hooks. ^{▼▼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.}
Nations will not use weapons ^{▼▼tn Heb “take up the sword.”} against other nations,
and they will no longer train for war.