Why does 'they shall beat their swords into plowshares' imagine a specific, concrete disarmament rather than just vague peace? The same image gets echoed almost word for word in Micah 4, suggesting it was already a known phrase by the time both books...
Practical & Devotional<b>into plowshares</b> koltres in O.F.<br><br><b>pruning hooks</b> sarpes in O.F. [serpes in modern French], with which they prune the vineyards.
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