Isaiah 11:3

Isaiah 11:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
• New International Version (NIV)and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
• New King James Version (NKJV)His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;

Context of Isaiah 11:3

1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. 2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, 4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. 5Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.

Isaiah 11:3 word by word

וַהֲרִיח֖וֹ בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־לְמַרְאֵ֤ה עֵינָיו֙ יִשְׁפּ֔וֹט וְלֹֽא־לְמִשְׁמַ֥ע אָזְנָ֖יו יוֹכִֽיחַ׃Read the interlinear

• And He will delightרִיחַrûach · to smellH7306
• in the fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• He will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• by what His eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• seeמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• decideיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
• by what His earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• hearמִשְׁמָעmishmâ‛ · hearingH4926

Cross-references for Isaiah 11:3

• Isaiah 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
• Proverbs 2:5then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
• Luke 2:52And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
• Job 12:11Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
• Job 34:3For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.
• Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
• Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
• 2 Samuel 14:17And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”
• 1 Kings 3:9Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
• John 7:24Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
• John 8:15You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
• 1 Corinthians 2:13And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
• 1 Corinthians 4:3I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

Commentaries on Isaiah 11:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And shall make him of quick understanding - (והריחו vahărı̂ychô ) The Septuagint renders this, And the spirit of the fear of God shall fill him.‘ The Chaldee, And the Lord shall draw him near to him in his fear.‘ The Syriac, And he shall be resplendent (like the sun, or the stars) in the fear of the Lord.‘ The Hebrew word used here is probably derived from ריח rêyach used only in Hiphil, “to smell;” and is kindred with רוח rûach “wind, breath,” for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3the fear of the LORD: This means having deep respect and reverence for the Lord. It does not mean being afraid in a frightened way (see also Isaiah 11:2 and Proverbs 1:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. make him of quick understanding--literally, "quick-scented in the fear of Jehovah"; endowed with a singular sagacity in discerning the genuine principle of religious fear of God, when it lies dormant in the yet unawakened sinner (Mt 12:20; Ac 10:1-48; 16:14) [Horsley]. But Maurer, "He shall delight in the fear of God." The Hebrew means "to delight in the odors" of anything (Ex 30:38; Am 5:21); "smell," that is, "delight in." after ... sight--according…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 11:3

• Church
• Gentiles
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Trinity
• Wisdom

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• Delight
• Ezekiel
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• Holy Spirit

Commentaries on Isaiah 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings