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 Living Translation (NLT)He will delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay.

Context of Isaiah 11:3

1There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. 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; 4But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. 5Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.

Isaiah 11:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And shall make him of quick understandingרִיחַrûach · to smellH7306
• in the fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and he shall not judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• after the sightמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• of his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• neither reproveיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
• after the hearingמִשְׁמָעmishmâ‛ · hearingH4926
• of his earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241

Cross-references for Isaiah 11:3

• Isaiah 33:6Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, And the strength of salvation; The fear of the Lord is His treasure.
• Proverbs 2:5Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.
• Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
• Job 12:11Does not the ear test words And the mouth taste its food?
• Job 34:3For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food.
• Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
• Hebrews 5:14But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
• 2 Samuel 14:17Your maidservant said, ‘The word of my lord the king will now be comforting; for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king in discerning good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’ ”
• 1 Kings 3:9Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
• John 7:24Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
• John 8:15You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
• 1 Corinthians 2:13These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
• 1 Corinthians 4:3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a 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
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• Trinity
• Wisdom

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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