Isaiah 11:1
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- KJV
- And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
- WEB
- A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.
- ASV
- And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
- DARBY
- And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall be fruitful;
- BLB
- A branch there will come forth from the stump of Jesse, and a fresh shoot from his roots will bear fruit.
- ÅB
- Men en kvist skal skyte fram av Isais stubb, og et skudd fra hans røtter skal bære frukt.
- OTB
- En kvist skal skyte opp fra Isais stubb, og fra hans røtter skal en gren bære frukt.
- B1930
- Men en kvist skal skyte frem av Isais stubb, og et skudd fra hans røtter skal bære frukt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Read in contextRevelation 22:16
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
Read in contextZechariah 6:12
And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
Read in contextRevelation 5:5
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Read in contextActs 13:22–23
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
Read in contextJeremiah 33:15
In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:2
He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
Read in contextZechariah 3:8
Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
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