Isaiah 11:3

So will he find fragrance, in the reverence of Yahweh, And not, by the sight of his eyes, will he judge, Nor by the hearing of his ears, will he decide;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 spirit of Yahweh shall rest upon him,—The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and reverence of Yahweh;

4But he will judge with righteousness! them who are poor, And decide with equity! for the oppressed of the land,—And he will smite the land With the sceptre of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips, will he slay the lawless one;

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Cross References

2 Samuel 14:8And the king said unto the woman—Go to thy house, and, I, will give command concerning thee.

1 Kings 3:9Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,—for who is able to judge this thine honoured people?

Job 12:11Doth not, the ear, try, words? even as, the palate, tasteth for itself, food?

Proverbs 2:5Then, shalt thou understand the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of God, shalt thou find.

Isaiah 33:6So shall a wealth of deliverances, wisdom and knowledge, become the stability of thy times,—the reverence of Yahweh, the same is his treasure.

John 2:25and because he had, no need, that anyone should bear witness concerning man; for, he, understood what was in man.

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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