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Lexham Expanded Bible
But he shall judge [the] poor with righteousness, and he shall decide for [the] needy of [the] earth with rectitude. And he shall strike [the] earth with the rod of his mouth, and he shall kill [the] wicked person with the breath of his lips.
New American Standard Bible
And decide with fairness for the
And He will strike the earth with the
And with the
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and execute justice for the oppressed of the land.
He will strike the land
with discipline
and He will kill the wicked
with a command
International Standard Version
but with righteousness he will judge the needy, and decide with equity for earth's poor. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and the wicked will be killed with the breath of his lips.
A Conservative Version
but with righteousness he shall 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 he shall kill the wicked.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth;
And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Bible in Basic English
But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And he judged the powerless with justice, and he decided in straightness for the humble of the earth: and he struck the earth with the rod of his mouth, and by the spirit of his lips he will slay the unjust.
King James 2000
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Modern King James verseion
But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with uprightness for the meek of the earth. And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But he shall judge the causes of the poor with righteousness, and shall rebuke with equity for the humble of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall slay the wicked.
NET Bible
He 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.
New Heart English Bible
but with righteousness he will judge the poor, 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.
The Emphasized Bible
But he will judge with righteousness! them who are poor, And decide with equity! for the oppressed of the land, - And he will smite the land With the sceptre of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips, will he slay the lawless one;
Webster
But with righteousness will he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he will smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips will he slay the wicked.
World English Bible
but with righteousness he will judge the poor, 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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.
Themes
Branch of jesse » The coming of the branch of jesse
Christ » Spirit of » Just and fearless
the Earth » Subject to God's judgments
God » To believers » Divine protection
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the meek
God's Promises » To the poor » Divine protection
Judgments » Different kinds of » Destruction
Justice » Christ, an example of
Meekness » General references to » Promises concerning
The poor » Promises to » Divine protection
Power » Of Christ » The wicked will be destroyed by
The power of Christ » The wicked shall be destroyed by
Righteousness » Christ » Shall judge with
Spirit of Christ » Just and fearless
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 11:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Branch's Righteous Reign
3 And his {breath} [is] in the fear of Yahweh. And he shall judge not by his eyesight, and he shall rebuke not by {what he hears with} his ears. 4 But he shall judge [the] poor with righteousness, and he shall decide for [the] needy of [the] earth with rectitude. And he shall strike [the] earth with the rod of his mouth, and he shall kill [the] wicked person with the breath of his lips. 5 And righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins.
Cross References
Malachi 4:6
And he will bring back [the] hearts of [the] fathers to [the] sons, and the hearts of [the] sons to their fathers, so that I will not come and strike the land [with] a ban."
Job 4:9
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they come to an end.
Psalm 2:9
You will break them with an iron rod. Like a potter's vessel you will shatter them."
Isaiah 61:1
[The] Spirit of the Lord Yahweh [is] upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me to bring good news [to the] oppressed, to bind up {the brokenhearted}, to {proclaim} release to [the] captives and liberation to those who are bound,
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 wipe out by the appearance of his coming,
Psalm 45:6-7
Your throne, O God, [is] forever and ever. A scepter of uprightness [is] the scepter of your kingdom.
Isaiah 9:7
{His dominion will grow continually, and to peace there will be no end} on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and sustain it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.
Isaiah 29:19
And [the] meek {have joy after joy} in Yahweh, and [the] needy of [the] people shall rejoice in the holy one of Israel.
Isaiah 30:33
For Topheth has been prepared from yesterday; indeed, it is made ready for the king. He makes its pile of wood deep and wide; he makes fire and wood {abundant}. The breath of Yahweh burns in it like a stream of sulfur.
Isaiah 32:1
See, a king will rule according to righteousness, and princes will rule according to justice.
Titus 3:2
to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.
Revelation 19:15
And out of his mouth came a sharp sword, so that with it he could strike the nations. And he will shepherd them with an iron rod, and he stomps the winepress of the wine of the furious wrath of God, the All-Powerful.
2 Samuel 8:15
David reigned over all of Israel, and he was administering justice and righteousness for all his people.
2 Samuel 23:2-4
"The spirit of Yahweh speaks through me, and his word [is] upon my tongue.
1 Kings 10:8-9
Happy [are] your men and happy [are] these your servants who stand before you continually hearing your wisdom.
Psalm 18:8
Smoke went forth from his nose, and fire from his mouth consumed. Burning coals blazed from him.
Psalm 72:1-4
O God, give your judgments to [the] king, and your righteousness to [the] king's son.
Psalm 72:12-14
Indeed he will deliver [the] needy [who is] crying for help, and [the] afflicted [who] has no helper.
Psalm 82:2-4
"How long will you judge unjustly and {show favoritism to the wicked}? Selah
Psalm 110:2
Yahweh will send out your mighty scepter from Zion; rule in the midst of your enemies.
Proverbs 31:8-9
Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all the {needy}.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do good! Seek justice! Rescue [the] oppressed! Defend [the] orphan! Plead for [the] widow!
Isaiah 3:14
Yahweh enters into judgment with the elders of his people and its princes. "And you! You have devoured the vineyard; the spoil of the poor [is] in your houses!
Isaiah 16:5
then a throne shall be established in steadfast love, and one shall sit on it in faithfulness, in the tent of David, judging and seeking justice and zealous for righteousness.
Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat, they have grown sleek, also, {their evil deeds have no limit}. They do not judge [with] justice, [the] legal cause of [the] orphan, or allow it to succeed, and [the] legal case of [the] poor, they do not defend.
Jeremiah 23:5-6
"Look, days [are] coming," {declares} Yahweh, "when I will raise up for David a righteous branch, and he will reign [as] king, and he will achieve success, and he will do justice and righteousness in the land.
Jeremiah 33:15
In those days and in that time I will make a branch of righteousness sprout for David, and he will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Zephaniah 2:3
Seek Yahweh, all you afflicted of the land who have fulfilled his law; seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be concealed on the day of the anger of Yahweh.
Matthew 5:5
Blessed [are] the meek, because they will inherit the earth.
Matthew 11:5
the blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to [them].
Acts 9:1
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2 Corinthians 10:1
Now I, Paul, appeal to you myself by the humility and gentleness of Christ, who {when I am present in person} [am] humble among you, but [when I] am absent am bold toward you--
Galatians 5:23
gentleness, self control. Against such things [there] is no law.
James 3:13
Who [is] wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works, with the humility of wisdom.
Revelation 1:16
and [he] had in his right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword coming out of his mouth, and his face [was] like the sun shining in its strength.
Revelation 2:16
Therefore repent! But if you do not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword from my mouth.
Revelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and the one seated on it was called "Faithful" and "True," and with justice he judges and makes war.