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 King James Version (NKJV)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;

Context of Isaiah 11:3

1And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2And the spirit of Yhwh 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 Yhwh; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of Yhwh: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

Isaiah 11:3 word by word

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

• And shall make him of quick understandingרִיחַrûach · to smellH7306
• in the fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 33:6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of Yhwh is his treasure.
• Proverbs 2:5Then shalt thou understand the fear of Yhwh, and find the knowledge of God.
• Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
• Job 12:11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
• Job 34:3For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
• Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
• Hebrews 5:14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
• 1 Samuel 16:7But Yhwh said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, But Yhwh looketh on the heart.
• 2 Samuel 14:17Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: Therefore Yhwh thy God will be with thee.
• 1 Kings 3:9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
• John 7:24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
• John 8:15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
• 1 Corinthians 2:13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
• 1 Corinthians 4:3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

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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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