Cross references

Isaiah 2:4

Then He will judge between the nations

and arbitrate for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plowshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation,

nor train anymore for war.

Isaiah 2:4 BSB

Isaiah 2:4 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hosea 2:18 (23 votes) and Micah 4:3 (22 votes). 41 other verses point back to it. It links with 20 other books, from 1 Samuel 2 to Revelation 19.

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Which verses does Isaiah 2:4 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Hosea 2:1823 votes

    On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.

  2. Micah 4:322 votes

    Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.

  3. The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. …

  4. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

  5. Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler. No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

  6. Psalm 46:912 votes

    He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.

  7. Isaiah 32:1810 votes

    Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.

  8. Isaiah 9:79 votes

    Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

  9. Joel 3:107 votes

    Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’

  10. May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness. May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor. …

  11. Psalm 82:86 votes
  12. He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.

  13. Isaiah 9:53 votes
  14. Acts 17:313 votes

Which verses point to Isaiah 2:4?

The 10 strongest of 41.