Isaiah 11:4

Instead, he will judge the poor justly, and make decisions fairly on behalf of the destitute people of the earth. He will strike the earth when he pronounces judgment, and he will execute the wicked with just a word from his lips.

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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

3His happiness will be in giving reverence to the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees, and he will not make decisions based on what he hears.

5He will wear goodness like a sash and trustworthiness like a belt.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 23:2“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; my tongue gave his message.

Job 4:9A breath from God destroys them; a blast of his anger wipes them out.

Psalms 2:9You will break them with a rod of iron, smashing them like pottery.’”

Psalms 45:6Your throne comes from God, and lasts forever and ever. The scepter with which you rule is a scepter of fairness.

Psalms 72:1God, please give the king fairness, and give the king's son the ability to do what's right.

Psalms 76:10Even human anger against you makes you look glorious, for you wear it alike a crown.

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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