Isaiah — Chapter 11

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Isaiah 11:1 ^RAnd there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, ^Rthe spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

Isaiah 11:3 And ^Rshall make him of ^Tquick 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:

Isaiah 11:4 ^RBut with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and ^Treprove 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.

Isaiah 11:5 And ^Rrighteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Isaiah 11:7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

Isaiah 11:8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the ^Tcockatrice’ den.

Isaiah 11:9 They shall ^Rnot 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.

Isaiah 11:10 And ^Rin that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be ^Tglorious.

Isaiah 11:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall ^Rset his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

Isaiah 11:12 And he shall ^Rset up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four ^Tcorners of the earth.

Isaiah 11:13 ^RThe envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

Isaiah 11:14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of ^Rthe Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil ^Tthem of the east together: ^Tthey shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon ^Tshall obey them.

Isaiah 11:15 And the LORD shall ^Rutterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over ^Tdryshod.

Isaiah 11:16 ^RAnd there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Isaiah 11:1–6 — The righteous Branch from Jesse

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The promised ruler receives the Lord’s Spirit and judges beyond appearances. Righteousness and faithfulness accompany care for the poor and the beginning of a remarkable peace vision.

Key Truth: God’s ruler judges with righteousness.

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Isaiah 11:7–11 — Knowledge, peace, and a gathered remnant

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Predatory danger gives way to peace on the holy mountain, filled with knowledge of the Lord. The root of Jesse draws peoples, and God recovers a remnant.

Key Truth: Hope includes peace and knowledge of God.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Isaiah 11:12–16 — Divided people gathered and delivered

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Israel and Judah’s scattered people are assembled, rivalry ends, and a highway recalls the exodus. Historical enemies appear within the restoration vision, not permission for private hostility.

Key Truth: Receive restoration without nurturing rivalry.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Romans 15:12 — Paul quotes the root of Jesse as hope for the nations.

Romans 15:12 (KJV) And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

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What rivalry should give way to hopeful reconciliation?

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