13  before the Lord, for he comes,

for he comes ^wto judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness,

and the peoples in his faithfulness.

9  before the Lord, for he comes

to ^rjudge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness,

and the peoples with equity.

6  He will ^lexecute judgment among the nations,

^mfilling them with corpses;

he will ⁿshatter chiefs¹

over the wide earth.

4  He shall judge between the nations,

and shall decide disputes for many peoples;

^qand they shall beat their swords into plowshares,

and their spears into pruning hooks;

^rnation shall not lift up sword against nation,

neither shall they learn war anymore.

13  The Lord ⁱhas taken his place to contend;

he stands to judge peoples.

3  He shall judge between many peoples,

and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;

and they shall ^pbeat their swords into plowshares,

and their spears into pruning hooks;

nation shall not lift up sword against nation,

neither shall they learn war anymore;