Verse 18

New Covenant Relationship with Repentant Israel“At that time I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will abolish the warrior’s bow and sword– that is, every weapon of warfare– from the land, and I will allow them to live securely.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 34:25 : 25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and will rid the land of wild beasts, so that they can live securely in the wilderness and even sleep in the woods.
  • Isa 2:4 : 4 He will judge disputes between nations; he will settle cases for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not take up the sword against other nations, and they will no longer train for war.
  • Jer 23:6 : 6 Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by:‘The LORD has provided us with justice.’
  • Job 5:23 : 23 For you will have a pact with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
  • Ezek 39:9-9 : 9 “‘Then those who live in the cities of Israel will go out and use the weapons for kindling– the shields, bows and arrows, war clubs and spears– they will burn them for seven years. 10 They will not need to take wood from the field or cut down trees from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons. They will take the loot from those who looted them and seize the plunder of those who plundered them, declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • Ps 46:9 : 9 He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
  • Isa 11:6-9 : 6 A wolf will reside with a lamb, and a leopard will lie down with a young goat; an ox and a young lion will graze together, as a small child leads them along. 7 A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw. 8 A baby will play over the hole of a snake; over the nest of a serpent an infant will put his hand. 9 They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the LORD’s sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea.
  • Isa 26:1 : 1 Judah Will Celebrate At that time this song will be sung in the land of Judah:“We have a strong city! The LORD’s deliverance, like walls and a rampart, makes it secure.
  • Isa 65:25 : 25 A wolf and a lamb will graze together; a lion, like an ox, will eat straw, and a snake’s food will be dirt. They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain,” says the LORD.
  • Isa 2:11 : 11 Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
  • Isa 2:17 : 17 Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
  • Ps 91:1-9 : 1 As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the Most High, and resides in the protective shadow of the Sovereign One– 2 I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust– 3 he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter and from the destructive plague. 4 He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall. 5 You need not fear the terrors of the night, the arrow that flies by day, 6 the plague that stalks in the darkness, or the disease that ravages at noon. 7 Though a thousand may fall beside you, and a multitude on your right side, it will not reach you. 8 Certainly you will see it with your very own eyes– you will see the wicked paid back. 9 For you have taken refuge in the LORD, my shelter, the Most High. 10 No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home. 11 For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do. 12 They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone. 13 You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.
  • Ps 23:2 : 2 He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.
  • Mic 4:3-4 : 3 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. 4 Each will sit under his own grapevine or under his own fig tree without any fear. The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has decreed it.
  • Zech 2:11 : 11 “Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on the day of salvation, and they will also be my people. Indeed, I will settle in the midst of you all.” Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sent me to you.
  • Zech 3:10 : 10 In that day,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,‘everyone will invite his friend to fellowship under his vine and under his fig tree.’”
  • Zech 9:10 : 10 I will remove the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be removed. Then he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
  • Zech 14:4 : 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives which lies to the east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, leaving a great valley. Half the mountain will move northward and the other half southward.
  • Zech 14:9 : 9 The LORD will then be king over all the earth. In that day the LORD will be seen as one with a single name.
  • Jer 30:10 : 10 So I, the LORD, tell you not to be afraid, you descendants of Jacob, my servants. Do not be terrified, people of Israel. For I will rescue you and your descendants from a faraway land where you are captives. The descendants of Jacob will return to their land and enjoy peace. They will be secure and no one will terrify them.
  • Jer 33:16 : 16 Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Jerusalem will live in security. At that time Jerusalem will be called“The LORD has provided us with justice.”
  • Lev 26:5-6 : 5 Threshing season will extend for you until the season for harvesting grapes, and the season for harvesting grapes will extend until sowing season, so you will eat your bread until you are satisfied, and you will live securely in your land. 6 I will grant peace in the land so that you will lie down to sleep without anyone terrifying you. I will remove harmful animals from the land, and no sword of war will pass through your land.