Isaiah 11 (NET)

Isaiah 11:1¹A shoot will grow out of Jesse’s root stock, a bud will sprout from his roots.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:2²The Lord ’s Spirit will rest on him — a Spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a Spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a Spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:3³He will take delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:4⁴He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:5⁵Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:6⁶A wolf will reside with a lamb, and a leopard will lie down with a young goat; an ox and a young lion will graze together, as a small child leads them along.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:7⁷A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:8⁸A baby will play over the hole of a snake; over the nest of a serpent an infant will put his hand.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:9⁹They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the Lord ’s sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:10¹⁰At that time a root from Jesse will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, and his residence will be majestic.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:11¹¹At that time the Lord will again lift his hand to reclaim the remnant of his people from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the seacoasts.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:12¹²He will lift a signal flag for the nations; he will gather Israel’s dispersed people and assemble Judah’s scattered people from the four corners of the earth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:13¹³Ephraim’s jealousy will end, and Judah’s hostility will be eliminated. Ephraim will no longer be jealous of Judah, and Judah will no longer be hostile toward Ephraim.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:14¹⁴They will swoop down on the Philistine hills to the west; together they will loot the people of the east. They will take over Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be their subjects.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:15¹⁵The Lord will divide the gulf of the Egyptian Sea; he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River and send a strong wind; he will turn it into seven dried-up streams, and enable them to walk across in their sandals.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Isaiah 11:16¹⁶There will be a highway leading out of Assyria for the remnant of his people, just as there was for Israel, when they went up from the land of Egypt.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions