Isaiah 11:4

But he shall judge the poor with justice, and shall reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: land he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3And he shall be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.

5And justice shall be the girdle of his loins: and faith the girdle of his reins.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 23:2The spirit of the Lord hath spoken by me and his word by my tongue.

Job 4:9Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the spirit of his wrath.

Psalms 2:9Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, and shalt break them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Psalms 45:6Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king's enemies.

Psalms 72:1A psalm on Solomon.

Psalms 76:10When God arose in judgment, to save all the meek of the earth.

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 →

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