Isaiah 11:1
And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse. And a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
In Context
Cross References
Ruth 4:17And the women, her neighbors, gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi. And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
1 Chronicles 2:12and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse,
Isaiah 4:2In that day the branch of LORD shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for those who have escaped from Israel.
Isaiah 11:10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, and he who arises to rule over the Gentiles (LXX/NT). In him shall the Gentiles hope (LXX/NT), and his resting-place shall be glorious.
Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, says LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Ezekiel 17:22Thus says lord LORD: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it. I will crop off a tender one from the topmost of its young twigs, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 11:1
It is a very good transition in prophecy (whether it be so in rhetoric or no), and a very common one, to pass from the prediction of the temporal deliverances of the church to that of the great salvation, which in the fulness of time should be wrought out by Jesus Christ, of which the other were types and figures, to which all the prophets bore witness; and so the ancient Jews understood them. For what else was it that raised so great an expectation of the Messiah at the time he came. Upon occasion of the prophecy… Read the whole commentary →