Isaiah 11:3

And His delight shall be in the Yir'at Hashem: 1 and He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes, 1 neither reprove after the hearing of His ears: 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

2And the Ruach + 11:2 Hakodesh of Hashem shall rest upon Him, 1 the Ruach of Chochmah and Binah, 1 the Ruach of Etzah (Counsel) + 11:2 see Isa 9:5 and Gevurah, 1 the Ruach of Da'as and of the Yir'at Hashem; 1

4But with tzedek shall He judge the needy, 1 and reprove with mishor (equity, justice) for the anvei eretz: 1 and He shall strike the earth with the shevet of His mouth, 1 and with the Ruach of His lips shall he slay the reshah. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 14:8And HaMelech said to the isha, Go to thine bais; I will give charge concerning thee.

1 Kings 3:9Give therefore Thy eved a lev shome'a (discerning heart, mind) to govern Thy people, that I may discern between tov and rav; for who is sufficient to judge this Thy so great a people?

Job 12:11Doth not the ozen (ear) test words? 1 And the mouth tastes its ochel? 1

Proverbs 2:5Then shalt thou understand the Yirat Hashem, 1 and find the Da'as Elohim. 1

Isaiah 33:6And He shall be the emunah (faithfulness, stability) of thy times, 1 a rich store of Yeshu'ah (salvation), chochmah, and da'as; 1 the yirat Hashem is his otzar (treasure). 1

John 2:25And he had no need that anyone should give solemn edut (testimony) about them, + 2:25 Isa 11:3 for he knew what was in Bnei Adam. + 2:25 Dt 31:21; 1Kgs 8:39

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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