Plowshares, Swords, Pruninghooks, and Spears

Isaiah prophesies the coming of Christ's kingdom

1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.

Isaiah 2:1-5 (KJV)

God will be known in His judgment

9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. 12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. 13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 17 So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.

Joel 3:9-17 (KJV)

The glory

1 But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. 2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it. 5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever. 6 In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; 7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

Micah 4:1-7 (KJV)

This word PLOWSHARES is the Hebrew word ‏אֵת‎—

Hebrew Strong's Number: 855

Hebrew Word: ‏אֵת‎

English Words used in KJV:

plowshare 3
coulter 2
[Total Count: 5]

of uncertain derivative; a hoe or other digging implement :- coulter, plowshare.

—Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

This word SWORDS is :

Hebrew Strong's Number: 2719

Hebrew Word: ‏חֶרֶב‎

English Words used in KJV:

sword 401
knife 5
dagger 3
axes 1
mattocks 1
TOOL 1
sword + 1
[Total Count: 413]

from (charab); drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement :- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.

—Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

Hebrew Strong's Number: 2717

Hebrew Word: ‏חָרֵב‎

English Words used in KJV:

waste 16
dry 7
dry up 7
desolate 3
slay 2
decayeth 1
destroyed 1
destroyer 1
surely 1
utterly 1
[Total Count: 40]

or chareb, khaw-rabe'; a primitive root; to parch (through drought), i.e. (by analogy) to desolate, destroy, kill :- decay, (be) desolate, destroy (-er), (be) dry (up), slay, × surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.

—Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

This is the Hebrew word for SPEARS and it's definition per the Strongs

Hebrew Strong's Number: 2595

Hebrew Word: ‏חֲנִית‎

English Words used in KJV:

spear 41
javelin 6
[Total Count: 47]

from (chanah); a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent) :- javelin, spear.

—Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

Hebrew Strong's Number: 2583

Hebrew Word: ‏חָנָה‎

English Words used in KJV:

pitch 78
encamp 47
camp 4
pitch ... tent 4
abide 3
dwelt 2
lie 2
rested 2
grows to an end 1
[Total Count: 143]

a primitive root [compare (chanan)]; properly to incline; by implication to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or siege) :- abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.

—Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

This is PRUNINGHOOKS definition provided by Strongs

Hebrew Strong's Number: 4211

Hebrew Word: ‏מַזְמֵרָה‎

English Words used in KJV:

pruninghooks 4
[Total Count: 4]

from (zamar); a pruning-knife :- pruning-hook.

—Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

Hebrew Strong's Number: 2168

Hebrew Word: ‏זָמַר‎

English Words used in KJV:

prune 3
[Total Count: 3]

a primitive root [compare (zamar), (camar), (tsemer)]; to trim (a vine) :- prune.

—Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary