Isaiah 11:4

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, And decide with equity for the afflicted of the land; He shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; With the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

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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

3He shall take delight in the fear of Jehovah; He shall not judge by the sight of his eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of his ears.

5Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

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Cross References

Job 4:9By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of his nostrils they are consumed.

Psalms 2:9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”

Psalms 45:6Thy throne is God's for ever and ever; The sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of equity!

Psalms 72:1“For Solomon.” To the king, O God! give thy justice, And to the son of a king thy righteousness!

Psalms 76:10The wrath of man shall praise thee, When thou girdest on the whole of thy wrath!

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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