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

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

2The 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.

3And 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,

4but 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.

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

6The 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.

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

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

9They 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.

10On 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 shootחֹ֖טֶרH2415Noun - masculine singularwill spring upוְיָצָ֥אH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularfrom the stumpמִגֵּ֣זַעH1503Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Jesseיִשָׁ֑יH3448Noun - proper - masculine singularand a Branchוְנֵ֖צֶרH5342Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularfrom his rootsמִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יוH8328Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularwill bear fruitיִפְרֶֽה׃H6509Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

The Spiritר֣וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill restוְנָחָ֥הH5117Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularon Himעָלָ֖יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularthe Spiritר֧וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructof wisdomחָכְמָ֣הH2451Noun - feminine singularand understandingוּבִינָ֗הH998Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularthe Spiritר֤וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructof counselעֵצָה֙H6098Noun - feminine singularand strengthוּגְבוּרָ֔הH1369Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularthe Spiritר֥וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructof knowledgeדַּ֖עַתH1847Noun - feminine singularand fearוְיִרְאַ֥תH3374Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

And He will delightוַהֲרִיח֖וֹH7306Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularin the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תH3374Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularHe will notוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlejudgeיִשְׁפּ֔וֹטH8199Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularby what His eyesעֵינָיו֙H5869Noun - cdc | third person masculine singularseeלְמַרְאֵ֤הH4758Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructand He will notוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particledecideיוֹכִֽיחַ׃H3198Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularby what His earsאָזְנָ֖יוH241Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularhearלְמִשְׁמַ֥עH4926Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 4

Original words

but with righteousnessבְּצֶ֙דֶק֙H6664Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularHe will judgeוְשָׁפַ֤טH8199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthe poorדַּלִּ֔יםH1800Adjective - masculine plural constructand with equityבְּמִישׁ֖וֹרH4334Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularHe will decideוְהוֹכִ֥יחַH3198Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularfor the lowlyלְעַנְוֵי־H6035Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural constructof the earthאָ֑רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularHe will strikeוְהִֽכָּה־H5221Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthe earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙H776Noun - feminine singularwith the rodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטH7626Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof His mouthפִּ֔יוH6310Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand slayיָמִ֥יתH4191Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe wickedרָשָֽׁע׃H7563Adjective - masculine singularwith the breathוּבְר֥וּחַH7307Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular constructof His lipsשְׂפָתָ֖יוH8193Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקH6664Noun - masculine singularwill beוְהָ֥יָהH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthe beltאֵז֣וֹרH232Noun - masculine singular constructaround His hipsמָתְנָ֑יוH4975Noun - masculine dual construct | third person masculine singularand faithfulnessוְהָאֱמוּנָ֖הH530Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularthe sashאֵז֥וֹרH232Noun - masculine singular constructaround His waistחֲלָצָֽיו׃H2504Noun - masculine dual construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

The wolfזְאֵב֙H2061Noun - masculine singularwill liveוְגָ֤רH1481Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularwithעִם־H5973Prepositionthe lambכֶּ֔בֶשׂH3532Noun - masculine singularand the leopardוְנָמֵ֖רH5246Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwill lie downיִרְבָּ֑ץH7257Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwithעִם־H5973Prepositionthe goatגְּדִ֣יH1423Noun - masculine singularthe calfוְעֵ֨גֶלH5695Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand young lionוּכְפִ֤ירH3715Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand fatlingוּמְרִיא֙H4806Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwill be togetherיַחְדָּ֔וH3162Adverband a little childוְנַ֥עַרH5288Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular. . .קָטֹ֖ןH6996Adjective - masculine singularwill leadנֹהֵ֥גH5090Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthemבָּֽם׃Preposition | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

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

Original words

The cowוּפָרָ֤הH6510Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularwill grazeתִּרְעֶ֔ינָהH7462Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralwith the bearוָדֹב֙H1677Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singulartheir youngיַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןH3206Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine pluralwill lie downיִרְבְּצ֣וּH7257Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraltogetherיַחְדָּ֖וH3162Adverband the lionוְאַרְיֵ֖הH738Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwill eatיֹֽאכַל־H398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularstrawתֶּֽבֶן׃H8401Noun - masculine singularlike the oxכַּבָּקָ֥רH1241Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

The infantיוֹנֵ֖קH3243Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwill playוְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥עH8173Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularbyעַל־H5921Prepositionthe cobra’sפָּ֑תֶןH6620Noun - masculine singulardenחֻ֣רH2352Noun - masculine singular constructand the toddlerגָּמ֖וּלH1580Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularwill reachהָדָֽה׃H1911Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .יָד֥וֹH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularintoוְעַל֙H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe viper’sצִפְעוֹנִ֔יH6848Noun - masculine singularnestמְאוּרַ֣תH3975Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 9

Original words

They will neitherלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleharmיָרֵ֥עוּH7489Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralnorוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particledestroyיַשְׁחִ֖יתוּH7843Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralon allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructMy holyקָדְשִׁ֑יH6944Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularmountainהַ֣רH2022Noun - masculine singular constructforכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe earthהָאָ֗רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularwill be fullמָלְאָ֣הH4390Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularof the knowledgeדֵּעָה֙H1844Noun - feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularas the seaלַיָּ֥םH3220Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularis fullמְכַסִּֽים׃פH3680Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralof waterכַּמַּ֖יִםH4325Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 10

Original words

-וְהָיָה֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularOn thatהַה֔וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe Rootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁH8328Noun - masculine singular constructof Jesseיִשַׁ֗יH3448Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativewill standעֹמֵד֙H5975Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularas a bannerלְנֵ֣סH5251Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructfor the peoplesעַמִּ֔יםH5971Noun - masculine plural. . .אֵלָ֖יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularThe nationsגּוֹיִ֣םH1471Noun - masculine pluralwill seek Himיִדְרֹ֑שׁוּH1875Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .וְהָיְתָ֥הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularand His place of restמְנֻחָת֖וֹH4496Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill be gloriousכָּבֽוֹד׃פH3519Noun - 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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