Isaiah 11:9

Isaiah 11:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
• New International Version (NIV)They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea.

Context of Isaiah 11:9

7Cows and bears will feed together. Even their children will lie down side by side. Lions will eat grass, as cows do. 8If a baby plays near the hole where a snake lives, he will be safe. A young child may even put his hand into the hole of a dangerous snake. Nothing will hurt or destroy anything else anywhere on my holy mountain. Instead, people will know the Lord all over the earth, as water fills the whole sea. 10On that day, King David's descendant, the root of Jesse, will appear. He will be like a clear sign to all nations. They will come to him, so that he leads them. The place where he lives as king will be wonderful. 11And on that day, the Lord God will bring his people back once again. He will lift up his powerful hand to rescue his people who are still alive. He will bring them back from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath and from countries near the sea.

Isaiah 11:9 word by word

לֹֽא־יָרֵ֥עוּ וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁחִ֖יתוּ בְּכָל־הַ֣ר קָדְשִׁ֑י כִּֽי־מָלְאָ֣ה הָאָ֗רֶץ דֵּעָה֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כַּמַּ֖יִם לַיָּ֥ם מְכַסִּֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall not hurtרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• nor destroyשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• in all my holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• for the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shall be fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• of the knowledgeדֵּעָהdê‛âh · knowledgeH1844
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• as the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Isaiah 11:9

• Isaiah 11:13Ephraim will no longer be jealous of Judah. Judah will no longer be Ephraim's enemy.
• Isaiah 2:4God will be the judge between different nations. When they argue together, he will say who is right. They will take their swords and they will make them into ploughs. Their spears will become knives to cut their vines. Nations will no longer need weapons to attack other nations. They will not prepare to fight wars any more.
• Isaiah 35:9No lions will be there. No dangerous wild animals will come onto it. They will not come near to it. It is the people that the Lord has rescued who will travel on that road.
• Isaiah 60:18You will not hear the noise of violence in your land any more. Inside its borders, nobody will fight wars or destroy things. You will call your city's walls ‘Salvation’, and you will call your city's gates ‘Praise’.
• Job 5:23The stones in your fields will not give you trouble. The wild animals will not attack you.
• Micah 4:2Many people will speak about it. ‘Come! We will go up to the Lord's mountain,’ they will say. ‘We will go to the Lord's house because he is the God of Jacob's people. He will teach us what he wants us to do. He will show us the right way; so then we will be able to obey him. The Lord will speak his rules from Zion. He will send out his message from Jerusalem.’
• Matthew 5:44What I tell you is this: You should love the people who want to hurt you. If people want to give you pain, pray for them. Pray that God would help them.
• Acts 2:41Many of the people who listened to Peter believed his message. So the apostles baptized those people. About three thousand people who now believed in Jesus joined the group that same day.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15If someone does something bad against you, do not do anything bad against them in return. Never do that. Instead, always try to do good things that will help one other and help everyone else.
• Revelation 21:27But nothing that is bad or unclean will ever go in there. Nobody who does anything that God hates will go into the city. Nobody who tells lies will go in. Only those people with their names written in the Lamb's book of life can go in there.
• Isaiah 30:26At that time, the moon will shine as bright as the sun. Light from the sun will be seven times brighter. It will be like the light of seven days at the same time! At that time, the Lord will make the wounds of his people better. He has hurt them, but now he will make them better.
• Isaiah 49:6‘As my servant, I have a greater job for you to do. It will not only be to make Jacob's tribes strong again. It will not only be to bring back Israel's people that I have kept safe. It will also be your job to bring light to the other nations. You will show people all over the world that I have the power to save them.’
• Isaiah 59:19Then people who live in the west will respect the Lord's name. And people who live in the east will see how great he is. The Lord will attack them like a fast river. He will blow them away with a strong wind.
• Isaiah 60:1Stand up! Shine brightly! Now your light has come! The Lord's glory has risen to shine on you.
• Psalms 22:27People everywhere in the world will respect the Lord. They will turn to him for help. Families from all nations will worship you.
• Psalms 72:19Praise his great name for ever! May his glory fill the whole earth! Amen! May that all happen!

Commentaries on Isaiah 11:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9They shall not hurt - That is, those who are designated above under the emblems of the lion, the leopard, the bear, and the adder. Nor destroy in all my holy mountain - Mount Zion; used here, as elsewhere, to denote the seat of his reign on the earth, or his church; the notes at Isaiah 1:8; Isaiah 2:4. The disposition of people, naturally ferocious and cruel, shall be changed so entirely, that the causes of strife and contention shall cease. They shall be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9neither harm nor destroy: There will be no wrongdoers, corruption, or sin on God's holy mountain (Zion).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. my holy mountain--Zion, that is, Jerusalem. The seat of government and of Messiah's throne is put for the whole earth (Jr 3:17). sea--As the waters find their way into every cavern of its depths, so Christianity shall pervade every recess of the earth (Ha 2:14). As Is 11:1-5 describe the personal qualities of Messiah, and Is 11:6-9 the regenerating effects of His coming on creation, so Is 11:10-16 the results of it in the restoration of His people, the…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 11:9

• Asp
• Church
• Gentiles
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Knowledge
• Peace
• Righteous
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Equity
• Hole
• Rest
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Christ, Offices of
• Education
• Ezekiel
• Habakkuk
• Heavens, New (and Earth, New)

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