The oracle does not seem to have a particular historical person in mind. * Here Isaiah looks forward to a new Davidide who will realize the ancient ideals (see Ps 72). 10), and a prophecy of God’s deliverance of the chosen people from exile and cessation of enmities (vv. 1– 9), an elaboration of that prophecy in a further description of that king’s rule (v. * Isaiah 11 contains a prophecy of the rise of a new Davidic king who will embody the ancient ideal of Davidic kingship (vv. Together they shall plunder the people of the east *Įdom and Moab shall be their possessions,ġ5The L ORD shall dry up the tongue * of the Sea of Egypt,Īnd wave his hand over the Euphrates with his fierce wind,ġ6There shall be a highway for the remnant of his people iġ2He shall raise a signal to the nations jĪnd those hostile to Judah shall be cut off Īnd Judah shall not be hostile to Ephraim ġ4But they shall swoop down on the foothills Shinar, Hamath, and the isles of the sea. The calf and the young lion shall browse together,Īnd the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair.ĩThey shall not harm or destroy on all my holy mountain įor the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the L ORD, dĥJustice shall be the band around his waist,Ħ * Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb,Īnd the leopard shall lie down with the young goat He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth,Īnd with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. aĢ * The spirit of the L ORD shall rest upon him: bĪ spirit of knowledge and of fear of the L ORD,ģand his delight shall be the fear of the L ORD.ĤBut he shall judge the poor with justice,Īnd decide fairly for the land’s afflicted. 1But a shoot shall sprout from the stump * of Jesse,Īnd from his roots a bud shall blossom.
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