Isaiah 11:4 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

⋯

Commentary

5 voices

Apostolic Constitutions

Apostolic Constitutions (Book VII), Section 2, XXXII (380)

For in the last days false prophets shall be multiplied, and such as corrupt the word; and the sheep shall be changed into wolves, and love into hatred: for through the abounding of iniquity the love of many shall wax cold. For men shall hate, and persecute, and betray one another. And then shall appear the deceiver of the world, the enemy of the truth, the prince of lies, [2 Thessalonians 2:3-12] whom the Lord Jesus "shall destroy with the spirit of His mouth, who takes away the wicked with His lips; and many shall be offended at Him.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Verse 3 and following) He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears. But he will judge the poor with justice, and decide with fairness for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and kill the wicked with the breath of his lips. Righteousness will be his belt, and faithfulness the sash around his waist. These words refer to the first coming of the Savior; the Jews argue about the future at the end of the world.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Reprove - Or condemn their malicious enemies. Thy rod - With his word, which is his scepter, and the rod of his power, Psalm cx, 2, which is sharper than a sword, Heb. iv, 12, by the preaching whereof he subdued the world to himself, and will destroy his enemies, 2Thes ii, 8. This he adds farther, to declare the nature of Christ's kingdom, that it is not of this world.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

With the rod of his mouth “By the blast of his mouth” - For בשבט beshebet, by the rod, Houbigant reads בשבת beshebeth, by the blast of his mouth, from נשב nashab, to blow. The conjecture is ingenious and probable; and seems to be confirmed by the Septuagint and Chaldee, who render it by the word of his mouth, which answers much better to the correction than to the present reading. Add to this, that the blast of his mouth is perfectly parallel to the breath of his lips in the next line.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְשָׁפַ֤ט	ve.sha.Fat	and he will judge	H8199 →
בְּצֶ֙דֶק֙	be.Tze.dek	with righteousness	H6664 →
דַּלִּ֔ים	da.Lim	poor [people]	H1800 →
וְהוֹכִ֥יחַ	ve.ho.Khi.ach	and he will decide	H3198 →
בְּמִישׁ֖וֹר	be.mi.Shor	with uprightness	H4334 →
לְעַנְוֵי־	le.'an.vei-	for [the] humble [people] of	H6035 →
אָ֑רֶץ	'A.retz	[the] earth	H776 →
וְהִֽכָּה־	ve.hi.kah-	and he will strike	H5221 →
אֶ֙רֶץ֙	'e.retz	[the] earth	H776 →
בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט	be.She.vet	with [the] rod of	H7626 →
פִּ֔יו	Piv	mouth his	H6310 →
וּבְר֥וּחַ	u.ve.Ru.ach	and with [the] breath of	H7307 →
שְׂפָתָ֖יו	se.fa.Tav	lips his	H8193 →
יָמִ֥ית	ya.Mit	he will put to death	H4191 →
רָשָֽׁע׃	ra.Sha'	[the] wicked	H7563 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Malachi 4:6
And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
leads to
- Luke 1:16–17
  Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
Through
Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath…
leads to
- 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 annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 63:2–6
  Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress?
- Revelation 1:16
  He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Revelation 2:27
  He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.
Through
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 annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
leads to
- Revelation 2:16
  Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3
  Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.
- Revelation 19:20–21
  But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and…

Featured studies on this passage

On Isaiah 11:4

Christ Our Wisdom: Proverbs 8 and the Wisdom of God. MannaFest

Open the study →

The Inspiration of Saint Matthew — Caravaggio

On Isaiah 11:4

The Fulfillment Formula (Matthew's Ten Quotations) MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through Isaiah 11

The Armor of God

Roman legionary equipment surveyed by Paul as Christian discipline (Eph 6:10–18). Six pieces of armor and a seventh element — prayer — that is posture, not armor. Every piece carries an OT echo.

Open the study →

Walks through Isaiah 11

The 153 Fish

Open the study →

Walks through Isaiah 11

The Millennial Kingdom

Open the study →

Walks through Isaiah 11

The Whole Armour

Open the study →

About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Isaiah: the study guide →Read chapter 11 →The featured study →

Continue: Isaiah 11 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Isaiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Isaiah