Isaiah 11:4
But 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;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins,—And faithfulness the girdle of his reins;
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of Yahweh, spake in me,—And, his word, was on my tongue;
Job 4:9By the blast of GOD, they perish, And, by the breath of his nostrils, are they consumed:
Psalms 2:9Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron,—as a potter’s vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.
Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is to times age-abiding and beyond, A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Psalms 72:1O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
Psalms 76:10For the multitude of mankind shall give thanks unto thee, The remainder of the multitude, shall keep holy festival unto thee.
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 →