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Isaiah 11

Isa. 11:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Butc with righteousness
tsedeq (Hebrew #6664)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
KJV usage: X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).
Pronounce: tseh'-dek
Origin: from 6663
shall he 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
the poor
dal (Hebrew #1800)
properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
KJV usage: lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
Pronounce: dal
Origin: from 1809
, and δreprove
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
with equity
miyshowr (Hebrew #4334)
from 3474; a level, i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a properly, name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly)
KJV usage: equity, even place, plain, right(-eously), (made) straight, uprightness.
Pronounce: mee-shore'
Origin: or miyshor {mee-shore'}
for the meek
`anav (Hebrew #6035)
from 6031; depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
KJV usage: humble, lowly, meek, poor. Compare 6041.
Pronounce: aw-nawv'
Origin: or (by intermixture with 6041) Aanayv {aw-nawv'}
of the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
: and he shall smite
nakah (Hebrew #5221)
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), X go forward, X indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, X surely, wound.
Pronounce: naw-kaw'
Origin: a primitive root
the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
with the rod
shebet (Hebrew #7626)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
KJV usage: X correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: shay'-bet
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to branch off
e of his mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
, and with the breath
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
of his lips
saphah (Hebrew #8193)
probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}
shall he slay
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
the wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
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Psa. 72:2,4• 2He shall judge thy people with righteousness{HR}And thine afflicted with judgment.
 4He will judge the afflicted of the people,{HR}He will save the sons of the needy,{HR}And will crush the oppressor. (Psa. 72:2,4)
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Rev. 19:11• 11And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. (Rev. 19:11)
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argue.
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Rev. 2:16• 16Repent therefore; but if not, I am coming to thee quickly, and will fight with them with the sword of my mouth. (Rev. 2:16)
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Rev. 19:15• 15And out of his mouth proceeded a [two-edged] sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with an iron rod: and he treadeth the winepress of the wine of the indignation of the wrath of God the Almighty. (Rev. 19:15)

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Cross References

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Isa. 32:1• 1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. (Isa. 32:1)
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2 Sam. 8:15• 15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. (2 Sam. 8:15)
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2 Sam. 23:2‑4• 2The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me,{HR}And His word was in my tongue.
 3The God of Israel said,{HR}The Rock of Israel spake to me,{HR}He that ruleth over men must be just,{HR}Ruling in the fear of God.
 4And he shall be as the light of the morning,{HR}When the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds ;{HR}As the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. (2 Sam. 23:2‑4)
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1 Kings 10:8‑9• 8{i}Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!{/i}
 9{i}Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel forever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice.{/i} (1 Kings 10:8‑9)
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Psa. 45:6‑7• 6Thy throne, Ο God, [is] for ever and ever;{HR}A sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
 7Thou hast loved righteousness and hated wickedness:{HR}Therefore God, [even] thy God,{HR}Hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions. (Psa. 45:6‑7)
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Psa. 72:1‑4,12‑14• 1Of Solomon.{HR}Give the king thy judgments, O God,{HR}And thy righteousness, unto the king's son.
 2He shall judge thy people with righteousness{HR}And thine afflicted with judgment.
 3The mountains shall bring peace to the people,{HR}And the hills in righteousness.
 4He will judge the afflicted of the people,{HR}He will save the sons of the needy,{HR}And will crush the oppressor.
 12For he will deliver the needy that crieth{HR}And the afflicted that hath no helper.
 13He will have pity on a poor and needy one,{HR}And the souls of the needy will he save.
 14From fraud and from violence will he redeem their soul,{HR}And precious shall their blood be in his sight. (Psa. 72:1‑4,12‑14)
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Psa. 82:2‑4• 2How long will ye judge unjustly{HR}And respect the person of the wicked? Selah.
 3Judge the poor (man) and fatherless;{HR}Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
 4{i}Rescue the poor and the needy{/i},{HR}Deliver them from the hand of the wicked. (Psa. 82:2‑4)
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Jer. 23:5‑6• 5Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
 6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer. 23:5‑6)
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Jer. 33:15• 15In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. (Jer. 33:15)
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Matt. 11:5• 5{i}Blind [men] see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:{/i} (Matt. 11:5)
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Rev. 19:11• 11And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. (Rev. 19:11)
reprove.
or, argue.
Isa. 1:17• 17Cease to do evil; learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. (Isa. 1:17)
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Prov. 31:8‑9• 8{i}Open thy mouth for the dumb,{HR}For the cause of all those that are left desolate.{/i}
 9{i}Open thy mouth, judge righteously,{HR}And minister justice to the afflicted and needy.{/i} (Prov. 31:8‑9)
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Jer. 5:28• 28{i}They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge.{/i} (Jer. 5:28)
for the meek.
Isa. 29:19• 19and the meek shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the needy among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 29:19)
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Isa. 61:1• 1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah [is] upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek. He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and opening of the prison to the bound; (Isa. 61:1)
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Zeph. 2:3• 3Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah’s anger. (Zeph. 2:3)
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Matt. 5:5• 5Blessed the meek; for they shall inherit the earth. (Matt. 5:5)
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2 Cor. 10:1• 1But I myself Paul entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, [I] who face to face [am] mean among you but absent am bold toward you( (2 Cor. 10:1)
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Gal. 5:23• 23against such things there is no law. (Gal. 5:23)
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Titus 3:2• 2to speak evil of no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing all meekness toward all men. (Titus 3:2)
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James 3:13• 13Who [is] wise and understanding among you? Let him show out of his good conduct his works in meekness of wisdom. (James 3:13)
and he shall.
Job 4:9• 9By the breath of God they perish,{HR}And by the blast of his nostrils they are consumed. (Job 4:9)
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Psa. 2:9• 9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;{HR}As a potter's vessel shalt thou dash them in pieces." (Psa. 2:9)
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Psa. 110:2• 2Jehovah shall send the rod of thy might out of Zion:{HR}Rule in the midst of thine enemies. (Psa. 110:2)
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Mal. 4:6• 6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. (Mal. 4:6)
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2 Thess. 2:8• 8and then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall destroy with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming; (2 Thess. 2:8)
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Rev. 1:16• 16and he had in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance as the sun shineth in its strength. (Rev. 1:16)
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Rev. 2:16• 16Repent therefore; but if not, I am coming to thee quickly, and will fight with them with the sword of my mouth. (Rev. 2:16)
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Rev. 19:15• 15And out of his mouth proceeded a [two-edged] sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with an iron rod: and he treadeth the winepress of the wine of the indignation of the wrath of God the Almighty. (Rev. 19:15)
with the breath.
Isa. 30:33• 33For Topheth [is] prepared of old; for the king also it is prepared; he hath made [it] deep [and] large: the pile thereof fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. (Isa. 30:33)
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Psa. 18:8• 8There went up a smoke in his anger,{HR}And fire from his mouth devoureth;{HR}Coals were kindled by it. (Psa. 18:8)
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Acts 9:1• 1But Saul, still breathing threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest (Acts 9:1)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprovef with equity the meekg of the earthh: and he shall smite the earthh with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "set right," or "maintain the right for." see ch. 2.4, and Prov. 9.8.
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Or "afflicted."
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Or "the land."

W. Kelly Translation

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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 [one].