Isaiah 11:13
in Isaiah 11Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and they that vex Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
KJV
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
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This verse in Isaiah 11
Commentary
10 notes on this verseOn that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious. LXX: On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall seek him out, and his dwelling shall be honored. For his resting place has been chosen in Hebrew, Mnuatho (), which all have likewise translated. And for his honor, in Hebrew it is read as Chabod (), which clearly signifies glory.
This site's exposition
the jealousy of Ephraim will depart
on Isaiah 11:13-14
"Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart," and the old rivalry between the two kingdoms, visible through Israel's whole monarchy, is healed. The united people turn outward, swooping on the slopes of the Philistines and laying hands on Edom, Moab and the Ammonites, their old regional enemies.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
379. And the envy of Ephraim shall be taken away. Here the condition of the liberated is shown, and first, as to concord, in contrast to the hatred which had existed between Ephraim and Judah: and the envy of Ephraim shall be taken away, that …
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Of enemies they shall be made friends. The adversaries - Not the body of Ephraim, for they are supposed to be reconciled, and they shall not be cut off, but live in love with Judah, as we see by the next clause; but those few of them who continue in their enmity together with all the rest of their adversaries.
Note, Those who have been sharers with each other in afflictions and mercies, dangers and deliverances, ought in consideration thereof to unite for their joint and mutual safety and protection; and it is likely to be well with the church when Ephraim and Judah are one against the Philistines.
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart,....
The gospel of Christ shall be successful in all parts, and some of all nations shall become obedient to the faith. Every thing that might hinder the progress and success of the gospel shall be taken out of the way.
3 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
1Ki 12:1-33; compare 2Ki 14:9; Ps 78:56-71). adversaries of Judah--rather, "the adversaries from Judah"; those of Judah hostile to the Ephraimites [MAURER]. The parallelism "the envy of Ephraim," namely, against Judah, requires this, as also what follows; namely, "Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim" (Eze 37:15, 17, 19).
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The adversaries of Judah “And the enmity of Judah” - צררים tsorerim, Postulat pars posterior versus, ut intelligantur inimicitiae Judae in Ephraimum: et potest (צררים tsorerim) inimicitiam notare, ut (נחומים nichumim) poenitentiam, Hos 11:8. - Secker.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The envy also - The word “envy” here, is used in the sense of “hatred,” or the hatred which arose from the “ambition” of Ephraim, and from the “prosperity” of Judah. Ephraim here, is the name for the kingdom of Israel, or the ten tribes. The reasons of their envy and enmity toward Judah, all arising from their ambition, were the following: (1) This tribe, in connection with those which were allied to it, constituted a very large and flourishing part of the Jewish nation.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Ephraim shall not envy Judah The Messiah, the son of David, and the Messiah, the son of Joseph, shall not envy each other.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
And he shall raise a banner Perka, perche in O.F. [i.e., the verse is literally referring to the pole upon which the banner is attached.] And it shall be for a sign to gather to him and to bring the exiles of Israel to Him as a present.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 1 further source is cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְסָ֙רָה֙ | vesarah | and it will come to an end | H5493 → | 299 times |
| קִנְאַ֣ת | kinat | [the] jealousy of | H7068 → | 43 times |
| אֶפְרַ֔יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| וְצֹרְרֵ֥י | vetzorerei | and [the] opposing of | H6887 → | 54 times |
| יְהוּדָ֖ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ | yikaretu | they will be cut off | H3772 → | 288 times |
| אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יְקַנֵּ֣א | yekane' | it will be jealous of | H7065 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וִֽיהוּדָ֖ה | vihudah | and Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יָצֹ֥ר | yatzor | it will be opposed to | H6887 → | 54 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
וְסָ֙רָה֙and it will come to an end
vesarahH5493 →299 times
קִנְאַ֣ת[the] jealousy of
kinatH7068 →43 times
אֶפְרַ֔יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
וְצֹרְרֵ֥יand [the] opposing of
vetzorereiH6887 →54 times
יְהוּדָ֖הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
יִכָּרֵ֑תוּthey will be cut off
yikaretuH3772 →288 times
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙Ephraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יְקַנֵּ֣אit will be jealous of
yekane'H7065 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וִֽיהוּדָ֖הand Judah
vihudahH3063 →819 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יָצֹ֥רit will be opposed to
yatzorH6887 →54 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֶפְרָֽיִם׃Ephraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hosea 1:11Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day…
it leads to
- Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
- Isaiah 11:12–13
He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
- Jeremiah 50:4–5
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
- Jeremiah 23:5–8
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
- Hosea 3:5
Through
Jeremiah 3:18In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 31:8
Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They…
- Jeremiah 50:4
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
- Jeremiah 23:8
Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel up out of the land of the north and all the other lands…
- Jeremiah 31:8
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on 9 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.