Isaiah 11
11
The Righteous Reign of the Branch
1There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of #ver. 10; Acts 13:23Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
2And #ch. 61:1; Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
# [John 7:24] He shall not judge by #[Eccles. 1:8]what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by #[Eccles. 1:8]what his ears hear,
4but #Ps. 72:2, 4 with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall #Ps. 2:9; [Mal. 4:6] strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and #Job 4:9; 2 Thess. 2:8 with the breath of his lips #Ps. 139:19he shall kill the wicked.
5Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
and #[Eph. 6:14]faithfulness the belt of his loins.
6 # ch. 65:25; [Hos. 2:18] The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;
and a little child shall lead them.
7The cow and the bear shall graze;
their young shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.
9 # [See ver. 6 above] They shall not hurt or destroy
in all #Ps. 78:54 my holy mountain;
#
Hab. 2:14
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
10In that day #Cited Rom. 15:12 the root of #ver. 1 Jesse, who shall stand as #ch. 49:22; [Ex. 17:15]a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
11 # ch. 10:20 In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, #ch. 27:13; Mic. 7:12; Zech. 10:10 from Assyria, #ch. 27:13; Mic. 7:12; Zech. 10:10 from Egypt, from #Jer. 44:1, 15; Ezek. 29:14; 30:14 Pathros, from #See Gen. 10:6-12 Cush,#11:11 Probably Nubia from #Gen. 10:22; 14:1, 9; Jer. 25:25; See Jer. 49:34-39 Elam, from #Gen. 11:2 Shinar, from #See ch. 10:9 Hamath, and from #Esth. 10:1the coastlands of the sea.
12He will raise #[See ver. 10 above] a signal for the nations
and will assemble #ch. 56:8; [Zech. 10:6]the banished of Israel,
and gather the dispersed of Judah
from the four corners of the earth.
13 #
Ezek. 37:16, 17; [ch. 9:21; Zech. 11:14] The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart,
and those who harass Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah,
and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
14 # [2 Sam. 8:1; 2 Kgs. 18:8] But they shall swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west,
and together they shall plunder #Judg. 6:3; See Jer. 49:28 the people of the east.
They shall put out their hand #Ps. 60:8 against #[2 Sam. 8:14] Edom and #[2 Sam. 8:2] Moab,
and #See 2 Sam. 12:26-31the Ammonites shall obey them.
15And the Lord will utterly destroy#11:15 Hebrew devote to destruction
# [Zech. 10:11] the tongue of the Sea of Egypt,
and will wave his hand over #See ch. 7:20the River#11:15 That is, the Euphrates
with his scorching breath,#11:15 Or wind
and strike it into seven channels,
and he will lead people across in sandals.
16And there will be #ch. 19:23; [ch. 35:8] a highway from Assyria
for the remnant that remains of his people,
#
Ex. 14:29
as there was for Israel
when they came up from the land of Egypt.
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Isaiah 11
11
A Branch from David’s Line
1Out of the stump of David’s family#11:1 Hebrew the stump of the line of Jesse. Jesse was King David’s father. will grow a shoot—
yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.
2And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3He will delight in obeying the Lord.
He will not judge by appearance
nor make a decision based on hearsay.
4He will give justice to the poor
and make fair decisions for the exploited.
The earth will shake at the force of his word,
and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked.
5He will wear righteousness like a belt
and truth like an undergarment.
6In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together;
the leopard will lie down with the baby goat.
The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion,
and a little child will lead them all.
7The cow will graze near the bear.
The cub and the calf will lie down together.
The lion will eat hay like a cow.
8The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra.
Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.
9Nothing 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.
10In that day the heir to David’s throne#11:10a Hebrew the root of Jesse.
will be a banner of salvation to all the world.
The nations will rally to him,
and the land where he lives will be a glorious place.#11:10b Greek version reads In that day the heir to David’s throne [literally the root of Jesse] will come, / and he will rule over the Gentiles. / They will place their hopes on him. Compare Rom 15:12.
11In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time
to bring back the remnant of his people—
those who remain in Assyria and northern Egypt;
in southern Egypt, Ethiopia,#11:11a Hebrew in Pathros, Cush. and Elam;
in Babylonia,#11:11b Hebrew in Shinar. Hamath, and all the distant coastlands.
12He will raise a flag among the nations
and assemble the exiles of Israel.
He will gather the scattered people of Judah
from the ends of the earth.
13Then at last the jealousy between Israel#11:13 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel. and Judah will end.
They will not be rivals anymore.
14They will join forces to swoop down on Philistia to the west.
Together they will attack and plunder the nations to the east.
They will occupy the lands of Edom and Moab,
and Ammon will obey them.
15The Lord will make a dry path through the gulf of the Red Sea.#11:15a Hebrew will destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt.
He will wave his hand over the Euphrates River,#11:15b Hebrew the river.
sending a mighty wind to divide it into seven streams
so it can easily be crossed on foot.
16He will make a highway for the remnant of his people,
the remnant coming from Assyria,
just as he did for Israel long ago
when they returned from Egypt.
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