New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 11

Righteous Reign of the Branch

1Then ashootחֹ֖טֶרCho.terH2415will springוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318from thestemמִגֵּ֣זַעmi.Ge.za'H1503of Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448, And abranchוְנֵ֖צֶרve.Ne.tzerH5342fromhis rootsמִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יוmi.sha.ra.ShavH8328will bearיִפְרֶֽה׃yif.RehH6509fruitH6509.

2TheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will restוְנָחָ֥הve.na.ChahH5117on Him,The spiritר֧וּחַRu.achH7307ofwisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and understandingוּבִינָ֗הu.vi.NahH998,The spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֔הu.ge.vu.RahH1369,The spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of knowledgeדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH1847and the fearוְיִרְאַ֥תve.yir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And He will delightH7381in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,And He will not judgeיִשְׁפּ֔וֹטyish.PotH8199by whatH4758His eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869seeH4758,NorH3808makeH3198a decisionH3198by whatH4926His earsאָזְנָ֖יו'a.ze.NavH241hearH4926;

4But withrighteousnessבְּצֶ֙דֶק֙be.Tze.dekH6664He will judgeוְשָׁפַ֤טve.sha.FatH8199thepoorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800,And decideוְהוֹכִ֥יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198with fairnessבְּמִישׁ֖וֹרbe.mi.ShorH4334for theafflictedלְעַנְוֵי־le.'an.vei-H6035of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;And He will strikeוְהִֽכָּה־ve.hi.kah-H5221the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with therodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of His mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310, And with thebreathוּבְר֥וּחַu.ve.Ru.achH7307of His lipsשְׂפָתָ֖יוse.fa.TavH8193He will slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

5Alsorighteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664will be the beltאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232about His loinsחֲלָצָֽיו׃cha.la.TzavH2504, Andfaithfulnessוְהָאֱמוּנָ֖הve.ha.'e.mu.NahH530the beltאֵז֥וֹר'e.ZorH232about His waistH2504.

6And thewolfזְאֵב֙ze.'EvH2061will dwellוְגָ֤רve.GarH1481with the lambכֶּ֔בֶשׂKe.vesH3532,And the leopardוְנָמֵ֖רve.na.MerH5246will lieיִרְבָּ֑ץyir.BatzH7257downH7257with the youngH1423goatH1423,And the calfוְעֵ֨גֶלve.'E.gelH5695and the youngוּכְפִ֤ירu.khe.FirH3715lionH3715and the fatlingוּמְרִיא֙u.me.Ri'H4806togetherH3164;And a littleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996boyוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288will leadנֹהֵ֥גno.HegH5090them.

7Also the cowוּפָרָ֤הu.fa.RahH6510and the bearוָדֹב֙va.DoH1677will grazeתִּרְעֶ֔ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7462,Their youngיַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןyal.dei.HenH3206will lieיִרְבְּצ֣וּyir.be.TzuH7257downH7257togetherH3164, And thelionH743will eatיֹֽאכַל־yo.khal-H398strawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401like the oxכַּבָּקָ֥רka.ba.KarH1241.

8The nursingיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243child will playוְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥עve.shi.'a.Sha'H8173by the holeחֻ֣רchurH2352of the cobraפָּ֑תֶןPa.tenH6620,And the weanedגָּמ֖וּלga.MulH1580child will putהָדָֽה׃ha.DahH1911his handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027on the viper’sצִפְעוֹנִ֔יtzif.'o.NiH6848denמְאוּרַ֣תme.'u.RatH3975.

9They willnot hurtיָרֵ֥עוּya.Re.'uH7489or destroyיַשְׁחִ֖יתוּyash.Chi.tuH7843in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022, For theearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be fullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390of the knowledgeדֵּעָה֙de.'AhH1844of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068As the watersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325coverמְכַסִּֽים׃ פme.kha.SimH3680the seaלַיָּ֥םlai.YamH3220.

10Then in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Thenationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471will resortיִדְרֹ֑שׁוּyid.Ro.shuH1875to therootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448,Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834will standעֹמֵד֙'o.MedH5975as asignalלְנֵ֣סle.NesH5251for the peoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971; And HisrestingH4496placeמְנֻחָת֖וֹme.nu.cha.ToH4496will begloriousכָּבֽוֹד׃ פka.VodH3519.

The Restored Remnant

11Then it will happenוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136Will againיוֹסִ֨יףyo.SifH3254recoverלִקְנ֖וֹתlik.NotH7069the secondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145timeH8145with His handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027Theremnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605of His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will remainיִשָּׁאֵר֩yi.sha.'ErH7604, FromAssyriaמֵאַשּׁ֨וּרme.'a.ShurH804,Egyptוּמִמִּצְרַ֜יִםu.mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,Pathrosוּמִפַּתְר֣וֹסu.mi.pat.RosH6624,Cushוּמִכּ֗וּשׁu.mi.KushH3568,Elamוּמֵעֵילָ֤םu.me.'ei.LamH5867,Shinarוּמִשִּׁנְעָר֙u.mi.shin.'ArH8152,Hamathוּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔תu.Me.cha.MatH2574, And from theislandsוּמֵאִיֵּ֖יu.me.'i.YeiH339of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

12And He will liftוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375up astandardנֵס֙nesH5251for the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471Andassembleוְאָסַ֖ףve.'a.SafH622the banishedנִדְחֵ֣יnid.CheiH5080ones of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,And will gatherיְקַבֵּ֔ץye.ka.BetzH6908the dispersedוּנְפֻצ֤וֹתu.ne.fu.TzotH5310of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063From the fourמֵאַרְבַּ֖עme.'ar.Ba'H702cornersכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13Then thejealousyקִנְאַ֣תkin.'AtH7068of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669will departוְסָ֙רָה֙ve.Sa.rahH5493,And those who harassוְצֹרְרֵ֥יve.tzo.re.ReiH6887Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063will be cutיִכָּרֵ֑תוּyi.ka.Re.tuH3772offH3772;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669will not be jealousיְקַנֵּ֣אye.ka.Ne'H7065of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,And Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063will not harassיָצֹ֥רya.TzorH6887Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

14They willswoopH5774downH5774on the slopesבְכָתֵ֤ףve.kha.TefH3802of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430on thewestיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220;TogetherH3164they willplunderיָבֹ֣זּוּya.Vo.zuH962the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924;They will possessמִשְׁל֣וֹח יָדָ֔םmish.Loch ya.DamH4916 H3027EdomH112andMoabוּמוֹאָב֙u.mo.'AvH4124,And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983will besubjectמִשְׁמַעְתָּֽם׃mish.ma'.TamH4928to them.

15And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068willutterlyH2763destroyH2763The tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of theSeaיָם־yom-H3220of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; And He willwaveוְהֵנִ֥יףve.he.NifH5130His handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027overעַל־'al-H5921theRiverהַנָּהָ֖רha.na.HarH5104With His scorchingבַּעְיָ֣םba'.YamH5868windרוּח֑וֹru.ChoH7307;And He will strikeוְהִכָּ֙הוּ֙ve.hi.Ka.huH5221it into sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֣הle.shiv.'AhH7651streamsנְחָלִ֔יםne.cha.LimH5158And make menwalkוְהִדְרִ֖יךְve.hid.RikhH1869overdry-shodבַּנְּעָלִֽים׃ba.ne.'a.LimH5275.

16And there will be ahighwayמְסִלָּ֔הme.si.LahH4546from Assyriaמֵֽאַשּׁ֑וּרme.'a.ShurH804For theremnantלִשְׁאָ֣רlish.'ArH7605of His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971whoH834will be leftיִשָּׁאֵ֖רyi.sha.'ErH7604,JustH3512as there was for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478Inthe dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117that they cameעֲלֹת֖וֹa.lo.ToH5927up out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Righteous Reign of the Branch

The Restored Remnant

Commentaries on Isaiah 11