Isaiah 11:9

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⁷ And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

⁸ And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

¹⁰ And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

¹¹ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

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.

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BSB: They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
KJV: They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
WEB: They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
ASV: They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
DARBY: They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
BLB: They will not harm and they will not destroy in all the mountain of My holiness; for the earth will be full [of] the knowledge of YHWH, as the waters are covering the sea.

ÅB: Ingen skal gjøre noe ondt og ingen ødelegge noe på hele mitt hellige berg; for jorden er full av Herrens kunnskap, slik som vannet dekker havets bunn.
OTB: De skal ikke skade eller ødelegge på hele mitt hellige fjell, for jorden skal være full av kunnskap om Herren, som vannet dekker havet.
B1930: Ingen skal gjøre noget ondt og ingen ødelegge noget på hele mitt hellige berg; for jorden er full av Herrens kunnskap, likesom vannet dekker havets bunn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
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Psalms 98:2–3
The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
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Isaiah 52:10
The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
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Micah 4:2–4
And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
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Job 5:23
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
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Isaiah 60:1–22
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
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Isaiah 59:19
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
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Revelation 21:27
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
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