Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Isaiah 11:4

JusticeJesus ChristPoverty and the vulnerable

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,

but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

5 Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.

6 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.

Read the whole chapter

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
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
KJV
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
WEB
but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
ASV
but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
DARBY
but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
BLB
And He will judge the lowly with righteousness, and He will decide with straightness for the poor of the earth; and He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
ÅB
men han skal dømme de ringe med rettferdighet og skifte rett med rettvishet for de saktmodige på jorden, og han skal slå jorden med sin munns ris og drepe den ugudelige med sine leppers ånde.
OTB
men med rettferdighet skal han dømme de fattige, og med rettferdighet skal han skifte rett for de saktmodige på jorden. Han skal slå jorden med sin munns ris, og med sine leppers ånde skal han drepe de ugudelige.
B1930
men han skal dømme de ringe med rettferdighet og skifte rett med rettvishet for de saktmodige på jorden, og han skal slå jorden med sin munns ris og drepe den ugudelige med sine lebers ånde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:8

    And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

    Read in context

  • Revelation 19:15

    And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

    Read in context

  • Malachi 4:6

    And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

    Read in context

  • Proverbs 31:8–9

    Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

    Read in context

  • Job 4:9

    By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.

    Read in context

  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

    Read in context

  • Psalms 72:12–14

    For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

    Read in context

  • Matthew 5:5

    Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

    Read in context