Isaiah 11

The Peaceful Kingdom

1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: Parallel theme: Isaiah 9:7, 11:10, 53:2, Jeremiah 23:5, 33:15, Zechariah 3:8, 6:12, Romans 15:12, Revelation 5:5, 22:16 +5

2 And the spiritSpirit: רוּחַ (Ruach). The Hebrew ruach (רוּחַ) means spirit, wind, or breath—invisible but powerful. It describes both the Holy Spirit and the human spirit. God's Spirit gives life and empowers His people. 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; Spirit: Isaiah 42:1, 48:16, 59:21, 61:1, Matthew 3:16, John 3:34, 14:17, 16:13, 2 Timothy 1:7. Parallel theme: 1 Corinthians 1:30 +5

3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty.: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: Judgment: 1 Kings 3:9, 3:28, Proverbs 2:9, John 7:24. References Lord: 1 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 14:17, Proverbs 2:5. Parallel theme: Job 12:11, Luke 2:52, Hebrews 5:14 +5

4 But 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. Judgment: Revelation 19:15. Evil: 2 Thessalonians 2:8. Righteousness: Isaiah 9:7. Parallel theme: Isaiah 30:33, 61:1, Job 4:9, Malachi 4:6, Matthew 5:5, Galatians 5:23, James 3:13 +5

5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. Faith: Isaiah 25:1, 1 John 1:9. Righteousness: Isaiah 59:17, 2 Corinthians 6:7, Ephesians 6:14

6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lambLamb: שֶׂה / כֶּבֶשׂ (Seh / Kebes). The Hebrew seh (שֶׂה) denotes a lamb—central to Israel's sacrificial system. The Passover lamb's blood protected Israel from judgment (Exodus 12), and Isaiah prophesied the Servant would be 'brought as a lamb to the slaughter' (Isaiah 53:7)., 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. Parallel theme: Isaiah 65:25, Ezekiel 34:25, Hosea 2:18, Romans 14:17

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.

8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.

9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holyHoly: קָדוֹשׁ (Qadosh). The Hebrew qadosh (קָדוֹשׁ) means holy or set apart—separated from common use for God's purposes. God is 'the Holy One of Israel,' utterly distinct from creation in moral perfection. mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. References Lord: Habakkuk 2:14. Holy: Isaiah 52:10. Parallel theme: Job 5:23, Psalms 72:19

10 And in 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 glorious. Glory: Haggai 2:9, Luke 2:32, Acts 11:18. Parallel theme: Isaiah 11:1, 49:22, Psalms 91:1, Matthew 8:11, 12:21, John 12:32, Revelation 22:16 +5

11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LordLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. shall set 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. References Lord: Isaiah 10:20, 24:15. References Egypt: Jeremiah 44:1. Parallel theme: Isaiah 10:9, 42:4, 66:19, Genesis 10:22, Jeremiah 25:25, Micah 7:12, Romans 11:26 +5

12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. References Israel: Isaiah 56:8, Psalms 147:2. Parallel theme: Isaiah 11:10, 27:13, 43:6, Psalms 68:22, Zephaniah 3:10, Zechariah 10:6 +3

13 The 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. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 3:18, Hosea 1:11

14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them. Parallel theme: Isaiah 25:10, Jeremiah 49:28, Daniel 11:41, Joel 3:19, Amos 9:12

15 And the LORD shall utterly 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 dryshod. References Lord: Isaiah 7:20, 19:16, Ezekiel 30:12. References Egypt: Ezekiel 29:10, Zechariah 10:11. Parallel theme: Isaiah 50:2, Revelation 16:12 +2

16 And 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. References Egypt: Isaiah 11:11, 19:23. Parallel theme: Isaiah 51:10, 57:14, 62:10