“The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.”
The promise that wolf and lamb will feed together, lion will eat straw like oxen, and dust will be serpent's food, with no hurt or harm in the entire holy mountain, establishes cosmic peace involving predator-prey transformation. The mountain reference suggests Zion as the center of eschatological peace. The creation-renewal involves not merely human but animal nature: predatory instinct is transformed. The specific mention of the serpent's destiny (dust-eating) echoes Genesis 3:14 curse, suggesting cosmic reversal of primordial curse. This verse's vision of predator-herbivore coexistence articulates Edenic renewal: creation's violence is overcome. The universalization—no hurt in the entire mountain—indicates that peace is comprehensive and cosmic.
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