Isaiah 11:1
And a rod hath come out from the stock of Jesse, And a branch from his roots is fruitful.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
In Context
Cross References
Ruth 4:17and the neighbouring women give to him a name, saying, 'There hath been a son born to Naomi,' and they call his name Obed; he [is] father of Jesse, father of David.
1 Chronicles 2:12and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;
Isaiah 4:2In that day is the Shoot of Jehovah for desire and for honour, And the fruit of the earth For excellence and for beauty to the escaped of Israel.
Isaiah 11:10And there hath been, in that day, A root of Jesse that is standing for an ensign of peoples, Unto him do nations seek, And his rest hath been — honour!
Jeremiah 23:5Lo, days are coming — an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Ezekiel 17:22Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have taken of the foliage of the high cedar, And I have set [it], From the top of its tender shoots a tender one I crop, And I — I have planted [it] on a mountain high and lofty.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 11:1
It is a very good transition in prophecy (whether it be so in rhetoric or no), and a very common one, to pass from the prediction of the temporal deliverances of the church to that of the great salvation, which in the fulness of time should be wrought out by Jesus Christ, of which the other were types and figures, to which all the prophets bore witness; and so the ancient Jews understood them. For what else was it that raised so great an expectation of the Messiah at the time he came. Upon occasion of the prophecy… Read the whole commentary →