They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
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- WEB They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
- KJV They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
- NKJV They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea.
- NASB They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea.
- NLT Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, for as the waters fill the sea, so the earth will be filled with people who know the Lord.
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Quick answer
None will harm or destroy on God's holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord. Universal peace flows from universal knowledge of God.
Overview
The cause of the kingdom's peace is the saturating 'knowledge of Yahweh' covering the earth as waters cover the sea. Where God is rightly known, harm and destruction cease. This vision is being fulfilled as the gospel spreads the knowledge of God among the nations and will be consummated when Christ reigns fully (Hab. 2:14).
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- Hab 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
- Isa 52:10The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
- Ps 98:2–3The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.
- Mic 4:2–4And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
- Job 5:23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
- Isa 60:1–22Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- Ps 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
- Isa 59:19So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
- Zech 14:9On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
- Ps 22:27–31All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Isa 45:6so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
- Rev 21:27But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
- Isa 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
- Gal 5:22–24But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Acts 2:41–47Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- Acts 4:29–35And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
- Isa 11:13Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
- Isa 2:4Then 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.
- Rom 12:17–21Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
- Isa 35:9No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.
- Matt 5:44–45But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- Rev 20:2–6He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
- Phil 2:14–15Do everything without complaining or arguing,
- Isa 30:26The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.
- Rom 11:25–26I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
- 1 Th 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
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