“On that day,
I will make
For you
A covenant
With the wild animals,
The birds of the air,
The creeping things
Of the ground.
I will abolish
The bow,
The sword,
War from the land.
I will make you
Lie down in safety.”
On that day to come, Yahweh said that he was going to make a new covenant with the wild animals, the birds, and the creeping things. He was going to abolish the bow, the sword, and even fighting in general. War would be no more. This futuristic peace time would mean that they could lie down in safety. Was this the messianic age to come with worldwide peace?
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 