Isaiah 11

Berean Standard Bible

The Root of Jesse

1Then a shootH2415 will spring upH3318 from the stumpH1503 of JesseH3448, and a BranchH5342 from his rootsH8328 will bear fruitH6509.2The SpiritH7307 of the LORDH3068 will restH5117 on HimH5921— the SpiritH7307 of wisdomH2451 and understandingH998, the SpiritH7307 of counselH6098 and strengthH1369, the SpiritH7307 of knowledgeH1847 and fearH3374 of the LORDH3068.3And He will delightH7306 in the fearH3374 of the LORDH3068.

He will notH3808 judgeH8199 by what His eyesH5869 seeH4758,and He will notH3808 decideH3198 by what His earsH241 hearH4926,4but with righteousnessH6664 He will judgeH8199 the poorH1800,and with equityH4334 He will decideH3198 for the lowlyH6035 of the earthH776.He will strikeH5221 the earthH776 with the rodH7626 of His mouthH6310and slayH4191 the wickedH7563 with the breathH7307 of His lipsH8193.5RighteousnessH6664 will beH1961 the beltH232 around His hipsH4975,and faithfulnessH530 the sashH232 around His waistH2504.

6The wolfH2061 will liveH1481 withH5973 the lambH3532,and the leopardH5246 will lie downH7257 withH5973 the goatH1423;the calfH5695 and young lionH3715 and fatlingH4806 will be togetherH3162,1and a little childH5288 H6996 will leadH5090 them.7The cowH6510 will grazeH7462 with the bearH1677,their youngH3206 will lie downH7257 togetherH3162,and the lionH738 will eatH398 strawH8401 like the oxH1241.8The infantH3243 will playH8173 byH5921 the cobra’sH6620 denH2352,and the toddlerH1580 will reachH1911 H3027 intoH5921 the viper’sH6848 nestH3975.9They will neitherH3808 harmH7489 norH3808 destroyH7843on allH3605 My holyH6944 mountainH2022,forH3588 the earthH776 will be fullH4390 of the knowledgeH1844 of the LORDH3068as the seaH3220 is fullH3680 of waterH4325.

On thatH1931 dayH3117 the RootH8328 of JesseH3448 will standH5975 as a bannerH5251 for the peoplesH5971 H413. The nationsH1471 will seek HimH1875 H1961,2 and His place of restH4496 will be gloriousH3519. 11 On thatH1931 H3254 dayH3117 the LordH136 will extend His handH3027 a second timeH8145 to recoverH7069 the remnantH7605 of His peopleH5971 from AssyriaH804, from EgyptH4714, from PathrosH6624, from CushH3568,3 from ElamH5867, from ShinarH8152,4 from HamathH2574, and from the islandsH339 5 of the seaH3220.

12He will raiseH5375 a bannerH5251 for the nationsH1471and gatherH622 the exilesH5080 of IsraelH3478;He will collectH6908 the scatteredH5310 of JudahH3063from the fourH702 cornersH3671 of the earthH776.13Then the jealousyH7068 of EphraimH669 6 will departH5493,and the adversariesH6862 7 of JudahH3063 will be cut offH3772.EphraimH669 will no longerH3808 envyH7065 JudahH3063,nor willH3808 JudahH3063 harassH6887 EphraimH669.

14They will swoop downH5774 on the slopesH3802 of the PhilistinesH6430 to the westH3220;togetherH3162 they will plunderH962 the sonsH1121 of the eastH6924.They will layH4916 their handsH3027 on EdomH123 and MoabH4124,and the AmmonitesH1121 H5983 will be subject to themH4928.15The LORDH3068 will devote to destructionH2763 8the gulfH3956 9 of the SeaH3220 of EgyptH4714;with a scorchingH5868 windH7307 He will sweepH5130 His handH3027overH5921 the EuphratesH5104.10He will split itH5221 into sevenH7651 streamsH5158for men to crossH1869 with dry sandalsH5275.16There will beH1961 a highwayH4546 for the remnantH7605 of His peopleH5971whoH834 remainH7604 from AssyriaH804,asH834 there wasH1961 for IsraelH3478whenH3117 they came upH5927 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714.

1. Isaiah 11:6 Hebrew; LXX the young calf and bull and lion will feed together ↩
2. Isaiah 11:10 LXX On that day the Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope; cited in Romans 15:12. ↩
3. Isaiah 11:11 That is, the upper Nile region ↩
4. Isaiah 11:11 That is, Babylonia ↩
5. Isaiah 11:11 Or coastlands ↩
6. Isaiah 11:13 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel ↩
7. Isaiah 11:13 Or hostility ↩
8. Isaiah 11:15 Or will completely dry up ↩
9. Isaiah 11:15 Hebrew the tongue ↩
10. Isaiah 11:15 Hebrew the River ↩