Focused Passage

Isaiah 11:1-10

The Shoot from Jesse, the Spirit-Filled King, and the Restored Remnant

The chapter moves from the shoot arising from Jesse’s stump, to the Spirit resting upon him, to his righteous judgment, to the defeat of wickedness, to peaceable creation, to the earth filled with the knowledge of the LORD, to the nations seeking the root of Jesse, and finally to the gathered remnant returning in a second-exodus pattern.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,

4 but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

5 Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.

6 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.

7 The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.

8 The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.

9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.

10 On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Then a shoot חֹ֖טֶר H2415 Noun - masculine singular will spring up וְיָצָ֥א H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular from the stump מִגֵּ֣זַע H1503 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of Jesse יִשָׁ֑י H3448 Noun - proper - masculine singular and a Branch וְנֵ֖צֶר H5342 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular from his roots מִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יו H8328 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular will bear fruit יִפְרֶֽה׃ H6509 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

The Spirit ר֣וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will rest וְנָחָ֥ה H5117 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular on Him עָלָ֖יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular the Spirit ר֧וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular construct of wisdom חָכְמָ֣ה H2451 Noun - feminine singular and understanding וּבִינָ֗ה H998 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular the Spirit ר֤וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular construct of counsel עֵצָה֙ H6098 Noun - feminine singular and strength וּגְבוּרָ֔ה H1369 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular the Spirit ר֥וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular construct of knowledge דַּ֖עַת H1847 Noun - feminine singular and fear וְיִרְאַ֥ת H3374 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

And He will delight וַהֲרִיח֖וֹ H7306 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular in the fear בְּיִרְאַ֣ת H3374 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular He will not וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle judge יִשְׁפּ֔וֹט H8199 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular by what His eyes עֵינָיו֙ H5869 Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular see לְמַרְאֵ֤ה H4758 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct and He will not וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle decide יוֹכִֽיחַ׃ H3198 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular by what His ears אָזְנָ֖יו H241 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular hear לְמִשְׁמַ֥ע H4926 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 4

Original words

but with righteousness בְּצֶ֙דֶק֙ H6664 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular He will judge וְשָׁפַ֤ט H8199 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular the poor דַּלִּ֔ים H1800 Adjective - masculine plural construct and with equity בְּמִישׁ֖וֹר H4334 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular He will decide וְהוֹכִ֥יחַ H3198 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for the lowly לְעַנְוֵי־ H6035 Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural construct of the earth אָ֑רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular He will strike וְהִֽכָּה־ H5221 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular the earth אֶ֙רֶץ֙ H776 Noun - feminine singular with the rod בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט H7626 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of His mouth פִּ֔יו H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and slay יָמִ֥ית H4191 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the wicked רָשָֽׁע׃ H7563 Adjective - masculine singular with the breath וּבְר֥וּחַ H7307 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct of His lips שְׂפָתָ֖יו H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Righteousness צֶ֖דֶק H6664 Noun - masculine singular will be וְהָ֥יָה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular the belt אֵז֣וֹר H232 Noun - masculine singular construct around His hips מָתְנָ֑יו H4975 Noun - masculine dual construct | third person masculine singular and faithfulness וְהָאֱמוּנָ֖ה H530 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular the sash אֵז֥וֹר H232 Noun - masculine singular construct around His waist חֲלָצָֽיו׃ H2504 Noun - masculine dual construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

The wolf זְאֵב֙ H2061 Noun - masculine singular will live וְגָ֤ר H1481 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular with עִם־ H5973 Preposition the lamb כֶּ֔בֶשׂ H3532 Noun - masculine singular and the leopard וְנָמֵ֖ר H5246 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular will lie down יִרְבָּ֑ץ H7257 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular with עִם־ H5973 Preposition the goat גְּדִ֣י H1423 Noun - masculine singular the calf וְעֵ֨גֶל H5695 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and young lion וּכְפִ֤יר H3715 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and fatling וּמְרִיא֙ H4806 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular will be together יַחְדָּ֔ו H3162 Adverb and a little child וְנַ֥עַר H5288 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular . . . קָטֹ֖ן H6996 Adjective - masculine singular will lead נֹהֵ֥ג H5090 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular them בָּֽם׃ Preposition | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Hebrew; LXX the young calf and bull and lion will feed together
Verse 7

Original words

The cow וּפָרָ֤ה H6510 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular will graze תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה H7462 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural with the bear וָדֹב֙ H1677 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular their young יַלְדֵיהֶ֑ן H3206 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural will lie down יִרְבְּצ֣וּ H7257 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural together יַחְדָּ֖ו H3162 Adverb and the lion וְאַרְיֵ֖ה H738 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular will eat יֹֽאכַל־ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular straw תֶּֽבֶן׃ H8401 Noun - masculine singular like the ox כַּבָּקָ֥ר H1241 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

The infant יוֹנֵ֖ק H3243 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular will play וְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥ע H8173 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular by עַל־ H5921 Preposition the cobra’s פָּ֑תֶן H6620 Noun - masculine singular den חֻ֣ר H2352 Noun - masculine singular construct and the toddler גָּמ֖וּל H1580 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular will reach הָדָֽה׃ H1911 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . יָד֥וֹ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular into וְעַל֙ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the viper’s צִפְעוֹנִ֔י H6848 Noun - masculine singular nest מְאוּרַ֣ת H3975 Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 9

Original words

They will neither לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle harm יָרֵ֥עוּ H7489 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural nor וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle destroy יַשְׁחִ֖יתוּ H7843 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural on all בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct My holy קָדְשִׁ֑י H6944 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular mountain הַ֣ר H2022 Noun - masculine singular construct for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the earth הָאָ֗רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular will be full מָלְאָ֣ה H4390 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular of the knowledge דֵּעָה֙ H1844 Noun - feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular as the sea לַיָּ֥ם H3220 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular is full מְכַסִּֽים׃פ H3680 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural of water כַּמַּ֖יִם H4325 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 10

Original words

- וְהָיָה֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular On that הַה֔וּא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular day בַּיּ֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular the Root שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ H8328 Noun - masculine singular construct of Jesse יִשַׁ֗י H3448 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative will stand עֹמֵד֙ H5975 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular as a banner לְנֵ֣ס H5251 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct for the peoples עַמִּ֔ים H5971 Noun - masculine plural . . . אֵלָ֖יו H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular The nations גּוֹיִ֣ם H1471 Noun - masculine plural will seek Him יִדְרֹ֑שׁוּ H1875 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . וְהָיְתָ֥ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular and His place of rest מְנֻחָת֖וֹ H4496 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular will be glorious כָּבֽוֹד׃פ H3519 Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • LXX On that day the Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope; cited in Romans 15:12.

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