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Isaiah 11

Isa. 11:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And shall make him of quick βunderstanding
ruwach (Hebrew #7306)
properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)
KJV usage: accept, smell, X touch, make of quick understanding.
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: a primitive root
in the fear
yir'ah (Hebrew #3374)
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
KJV usage: X dreadful, X exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
Pronounce: yir-aw'
Origin: feminine of 3373
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
: and he shall not judge
shaphat (Hebrew #8199)
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.
Pronounce: shaw-fat'
Origin: a primitive root
after the sight
mar'eh (Hebrew #4758)
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
KJV usage: X apparently, appearance(-reth), X as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.
Pronounce: mar-eh'
Origin: from 7200
of his eyes
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
, neither reprove
yakach (Hebrew #3198)
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
KJV usage: appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.
Pronounce: yaw-kahh'
Origin: a primitive root
after the hearing
mishma` (Hebrew #4926)
a report
KJV usage: hearing.
Pronounce: mish-maw'
Origin: from 8085
of his ears
'ozen (Hebrew #241)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
KJV usage: + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
Pronounce: o'-zen
Origin: from 238
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scent, or, smell.

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Ministry on This Verse

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shall make him.
Isa. 33:6• 6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure. (Isa. 33:6)
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Prov. 2:5,9• 5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
 9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. (Prov. 2:5,9)
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Luke 2:52• 52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. (Luke 2:52)
understanding.
Heb. scent.
or, smell.
Job 12:11• 11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? (Job 12:11)
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Job 34:3• 3For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. (Job 34:3)
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Phil. 1:9‑10• 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
 10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; (Phil. 1:9‑10)
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Heb. 5:14• 14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. (Heb. 5:14)
and he shall not.
1 Sam. 16:7• 7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. (1 Sam. 16:7)
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2 Sam. 14:17• 17Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee. (2 Sam. 14:17)
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1 Kings 3:9,28• 9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
 28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment. (1 Kings 3:9,28)
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John 7:24• 24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. (John 7:24)
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John 8:15‑16• 15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
 16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. (John 8:15‑16)
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1 Cor. 2:13‑15• 13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
 14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
 15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. (1 Cor. 2:13‑15)
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1 Cor. 4:3‑5• 3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
 4For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
 5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. (1 Cor. 4:3‑5)
• {v.3-5} Moreover He will not be dependent, as are human judges, on external things; on what He sees or hears; since He will possess that “quick understanding”, which will give Him that intuitive knowledge, which springs from His Divine nature, so that His actions, whether in favor of the poor and meek or against the wicked, will be marked by absolute righteousness. At last an age of righteousness will have dawned. (“Isaiah 11” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And his delighte will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprovef after the hearing of his ears;

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "his scent."
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Or "set right," or "maintain the right for." see ch. 2.4, and Prov. 9.8.