3. and find pleasure in obeying him.He will not judge by appearance or hearsay;
4. he will judge the poor fairlyand defend the rights of the helpless.At his command the people will be punished,and evil persons will die.
5. He will rule his people with justice and integrity.
6. Wolves and sheep will live together in peace,and leopards will lie down with young goats.Calves and lion cubs will feed together,and little children will take care of them.
7. Cows and bears will eat together,and their calves and cubs will lie down in peace.Lions will eat straw as cattle do.
8. Even a baby will not be harmedif it plays near a poisonous snake.
9. On Zion, God's sacred hill,there will be nothing harmful or evil.The land will be as full of knowledge of the Lordas the seas are full of water.
10. A day is coming when the new king from the royal line of David will be a symbol to the nations. They will gather in his royal city and give him honour.
11. When that day comes, the Lord will once again use his power and bring back home those of his people who are left in Assyria and Egypt, in the lands of Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, and Hamath, and in the coastlands and o the islands of the sea.
12. The Lord will raise a signal flag to show the nations that he is gathering together again the scattered people of Israel and Judah and bringing them back from the four corners of the earth.