Isaiah 11:4

but he shall judge the cause of the lowly, and shall reprove the lowly of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the word of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he destroy the ungodly one.

LXX2012 (US English)

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

3the spirit of the fear of God. He shall not judge according to appearance, nor reprove according to report:

5And he shall have his loins girded with righteousness, and his sides clothed with truth.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and his word was upon my tongue.

Job 4:9They shall perish by the command of the Lord, and shall be utterly consumed by the breath of his wrath.

Psalms 2:9You shall + 2:9 Gr. tend them as a shepherd. Rev. 2:27. rule them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel. 1

Psalms 45:6The nations were troubled, the kingdoms tottered: he uttered his voice, the earth shook. 1

Psalms 72:1How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart! 1

Psalms 76:10And I said, Now I have begun; this is the change of the right hand of the Most High. 1

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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