Reign of the Davidic King
1Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, Is 9:7; 11:10; Ac 13:23
and a branch Is 14:19; 60:21; Jr 23:5; 33:15; Dn 11:7; Zch 3:8; 6:12 from his roots will bear fruit.
a Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
a Spirit of counsel and strength,
a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.
3His delight will be in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge
by what He sees with His eyes, Jn 2:25; 7:24
He will not execute justice
by what He hears with His ears,
4but He will judge the poor righteously Ps 72:2,13-14; Is 3:14
and execute justice for the oppressed of the land.
He will strike the land
with discipline Lit the rod from His mouth, Ps 2:9; Is 49:2; Mal 4:6
and He will kill the wicked Gn 18:25; Ps 139:19; Ezk 3:18-19; 18:20-24; 33:8-15
with a command Lit with the breath from His lips. Jb 4:9; Is 30:28,33; 2Th 2:8
5Righteousness will be a belt around His loins; Eph 6:14
faithfulness will be a belt around His waist. Eph 6:14
6The wolf will live with the lamb, Is 65:25; Jr 5:6; Hs 2:18; 13:6-9
and the leopard will lie down with the goat.
The calf, the young lion, and the fatling will be together,
and a child will lead them.
7The cow and the bear will graze,
their young ones will lie down together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
8An infant will play beside the cobra’s pit,
and a toddler will put his hand into a snake’s den.
9None will harm or destroy another
on My entire holy mountain,
for the land will be as full
of the knowledge of the Lord
as the sea is filled with water. Ps 98:2-3; Is 45:6; 52:10; 66:18-23; Hab 2:14
Israel Regathered
10On that day the root of Jesse Is 11:1
will stand as a banner for the peoples. Is 49:22; 62:10; Jn 3:14-15; 12:32
The nations will seek Him, Rm 15:12; Rv 5:5
and His resting place will be glorious. Is 14:3; 28:12; 32:17-18
11On that day Is 27:12 the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover — from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west — the remnant of His people who survive. Is 10:20-22; 37:4,31-32; 46:3
12He will lift up a banner for the nations
and gather the dispersed of Israel; Is 56:8; Zph 3:10; Zch 10:6
He will collect the scattered of Judah
from the four corners of the earth. Rv 7:1; 20:8
13Ephraim’s envy will cease; Is 9:21; Jr 3:18; Ezk 37:16-17,22; Hs 1:11
Judah’s harassment will end.
Ephraim will no longer be envious of Judah,
and Judah will not harass Ephraim.
14But they will swoop down
on the Philistine flank to the west.
Together they will plunder the people of the east. Jr 49:28
They will extend their power over Edom and Moab,
and the Ammonites will be their subjects. Ps 60:8; 83:6
15The Lord will divide Text emended; MT reads destroy Or dry up the Gulf of Suez. Lit the Sea of Egypt
He will wave His hand over the Euphrates
with His mighty wind Is 7:20; 8:7; Rv 16:12
and will split it into seven streams,
letting people walk through on foot.
16There will be a highway for the remnant of His people
who will survive from Assyria, Is 19:23; 35:8; 40:3; 62:10
as there was for Israel
when they came up from the land of Egypt. Ex 14:26-29
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