Isaiah 11:1–9

The Branch From Jesse

11A shoot^v will come up from the stump^w of Jesse;^x

from his roots a Branch^y will bear fruit.^z

²The Spirit^a of the Lord will rest on him—

the Spirit of wisdom^b and of understanding,

the Spirit of counsel and of might,^c

the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—

³and he will delight in the fear^d of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,^e

or decide by what he hears with his ears;^f

⁴but with righteousness^g he will judge the needy,^h

with justiceⁱ he will give decisions for the poor^j of the earth.

He will strike^k the earth with the rod of his mouth;^l

with the breath^m of his lips he will slay the wicked.ⁿ

⁵Righteousness will be his belt^o

and faithfulness^p the sash around his waist.^q

⁶The wolf will live with the lamb,^r

the leopard will lie down with the goat,

the calf and the lion and the yearling^a together;

and a little child will lead them.

⁷The cow will feed with the bear,

their young will lie down together,

and the lion will eat straw like the ox.^s

⁸The infant^t will play near the cobra’s den,

the young child will put its hand into the viper’s^u nest.

⁹They will neither harm nor destroy^v

on all my holy mountain,^w

for the earth^x will be filled with the knowledge^y of the Lord

as the waters cover the sea.