New English Translation
Isaiah 11:1
1A shoot will grow out of Jesse’s root stock, a bud will sprout from his roots.
Isaiah 11:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
- New International Version (NIV)A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
Context of Isaiah 11:1
A shoot will grow out of Jesse’s root stock, a bud will sprout from his roots. 2The Lord’s spirit will rest on him – a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord. 3He will take delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.
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וְיָצָ֥א חֹ֖טֶר מִגֵּ֣זַע יִשָׁ֑י וְנֵ֖צֶר מִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יו יִפְרֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 11:1
- Isaiah 53:1Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord’s power revealed through him?
- Zechariah 6:12Then say to him, ‘The Lord who rules over all says, “Look – here is the man whose name is Branch, who will sprout up from his place and build the temple of the Lord.
- Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
- Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!”
- Isaiah 11:10At that time a root from Jesse will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, and his residence will be majestic.
- Ruth 4:17The neighbor women named him, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. Now he became the father of Jesse – David’s father!
- 1 Samuel 17:58Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” David replied, “I am the son of your servant Jesse in Bethlehem.”
- Matthew 1:6and Jesse the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon (by the wife of Uriah),
- Luke 2:23(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male will be set apart to the Lord”),
- Acts 13:22After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him: ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.’
- Romans 15:12And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.”
- Isaiah 4:2At that time the crops given by the Lord will bring admiration and honor; the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight to those who remain in Israel.
- Jeremiah 23:5“I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.
- Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David. “‘He will do what is just and right in the land.
- Zechariah 3:8Listen now, Joshua the high priest, both you and your colleagues who are sitting before you, all of you are a symbol that I am about to introduce my servant, the Branch.
Commentaries on Isaiah 11:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And there shall come forth a rod - In the previous chapter, the prophet had represented the Assyrian monarch and his army under the image of a dense and flourishing forest, with all its glory and grandeur. In opposition to this, he describes the illustrious personage who is the subject of this chapter, under the image of a slender twig or shoot, sprouting up from the root of a decayed and fallen tree. Between the Assyrian, therefore, and the person who is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The peaceful character of Christ's kingdom and subjects. (Is. 11:1-9) The conversion of the Gentiles and Jews. (Is. 11:10-16) Verses 1-9 The Messiah is called a Rod, and a Branch. The words signify a small, tender product; a shoot, such as is easily broken off. He comes forth out of the stem of Jesse; when the royal family was cut down and almost levelled with the ground, it would sprout again. The house of David was brought very low at the time of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1shoot … stump … Branch from his roots: This new growth represents the continuation of David's royal family line, even after it almost ended during the exile in Babylon (see also Isaiah 6:13; 39:7; Rev 22:16). This new growth from the old roots will not resemble the previous weak and unjust descendants of David (see Isaiah 4:2). Jesus, the Messiah (God's chosen one), is the final fulfillment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-16Is 11:1-16. From the local and temporary national deliverance the prophet passes by the law of suggestion in an easy transition to the end of all prophecy--the everlasting deliverance under Messiah's reign, not merely His first coming, but chiefly His second coming. The language and illustrations are still drawn from the temporary national subject, with which he began, but the glories described pertain to Messiah's reign. Hezekiah cannot, as some think…Read the comment
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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
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