Isaiah 11:4
Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
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In Context
5And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:2“The Spirit of the Lord has spoken through me, and his word was spoken through my tongue.
Job 4:9perishing by the breath of God, and being consumed by the wrath of his spirit.
Psalms 2:9You will rule them with an iron rod, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.
Psalms 45:6God is in its midst; it will not be shaken. God will assist it in the early morning.
Psalms 72:1A Psalm of Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to those who are upright in heart.
Psalms 76:10And would God ever forget to be merciful? Or, would he, in his wrath, restrict his mercies?
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 11:2-10
Prophecy of the Messiah; The Government of Messiah. ( b. c. 740.) 1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit 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 ; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord : and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4… Read the whole commentary →