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He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> He will give justice to the poor and make fair decisions for the exploited. The earth will shake at the force of his word, and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked. <a href="/esv/isaiah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/11.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/11.htm">New King James Version</a> But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the humble of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with uprightness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will put the wicked to death. <a href="/amp/isaiah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth; And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. <a href="/csb/isaiah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> but he will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with a scepter from his mouth, and he will kill the wicked with a command from his lips. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> but He will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with discipline from His mouth, and He will kill the wicked with a command from His lips. <a href="/asv/isaiah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The poor and the needy will be treated with fairness and with justice. His word will be law everywhere in the land, and criminals will be put to death. <a href="/erv/isaiah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He will judge the poor justly. He will make fair decisions for the humble people on earth. He will strike the earth with a rod from his mouth. He will kill the wicked with the breath from his lips. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die. <a href="/isv/isaiah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> but with righteousness he will judge the needy, and decide with equity for earth's poor. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and the wicked will be killed with the breath of his lips. <a href="/msb/isaiah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/11.htm">NET Bible</a> He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/11.htm">World English Bible</a> but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And He has judged the poor in righteousness, "" And decided for the humble of earth in uprightness, "" And has struck earth with the rod of His mouth, "" And He puts the wicked to death with the breath of His lips. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death. <a href="/slt/isaiah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he judged the powerless with justice, and he decided in straightness for the humble of the earth: and he struck the earth with the rod of his mouth, and by the spirit of his lips he will slay the unjust.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But he shall judge the poor with justice, and shall reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/11.htm">New American Bible</a> But he shall judge the poor with justice, and decide fairly for the land’s afflicted. He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But with justice shall he judge the poor, and reprove with uprightness 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. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> He shall judge the poor in the truth and he shall rebuke the evil of the Earth in uprightness; he shall strike the Earth with the rod of his mouth and by the Spirit of his lips he shall slay the wicked<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the land; And he shall smite the land with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. <a href="/sep/isaiah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> but he shall judge the cause of the lowly, and shall reprove the lowly of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the word of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he destroy the ungodly one. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/11-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=2484" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/11.htm">The Root of Jesse</a> …3And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, 4<a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: bə·ṣe·ḏeq (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">but with righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: wə·šā·p̄aṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To judge, govern. ">He will judge</a> <a href="/hebrew/1800.htm" title="1800: dal·lîm (Adj-mpc) -- Dangling, weak, thin. From dalal; properly, dangling, i.e. weak or thin.">the poor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4334.htm" title="4334: bə·mî·šō·wr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A level place, uprightness. ">and with equity</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: wə·hō·w·ḵî·aḥ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">He will decide</a> <a href="/hebrew/6035.htm" title="6035: lə·‘an·wê- (Prep-l:: Adj-mpc) -- Poor, afflicted, humble, meek. Or Aanayv; from anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">for the lowly</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·hik·kāh- (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">He will strike</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: bə·šê·ḇeṭ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">with the rod</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">of His mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mîṯ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and slay</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: ū·ḇə·rū·aḥ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">with the breath</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: śə·p̄ā·ṯāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">of His lips.</a> 5Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a> 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 of God the Almighty. <a href="/psalms/72-2.htm">Psalm 72:2-4</a> May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. / May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness. / May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor. <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9</a> You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.” <a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Revelation 19:21</a> And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. <a href="/job/4-9.htm">Job 4:9</a> By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed. <a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Isaiah 49:2</a> He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver. <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1-4</a> “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. / He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets. / A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. ... <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-2</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, <a href="/matthew/12-18.htm">Matthew 12:18-20</a> “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations. / He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets. / A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory. <a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22-30</a> Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son, / so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. / Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. ... <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a> For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. <a href="/psalms/110-5.htm">Psalm 110:5-6</a> The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath. / He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide. <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.but with<a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">Isaiah 32:1</a> Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.<a href="/2_samuel/8-15.htm">2 Samuel 8:15</a> And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.<a href="/2_samuel/23-2.htm">2 Samuel 23:2-4</a> The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue… reprove.<a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a> Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.<a href="/proverbs/31-8.htm">Proverbs 31:8,9</a> Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction… <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28</a> They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.for the meek<a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Isaiah 29:19</a> The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.<a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;<a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Zephaniah 2:3</a> Seek ye the LORD, 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 the LORD'S anger.and he shall<a href="/job/4-9.htm">Job 4:9</a> By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.<a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9</a> Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.<a href="/psalms/110-2.htm">Psalm 110:2</a> The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.with the breath<a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a> For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.<a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8</a> There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.<a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Acts 9:1</a> And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-22.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-30.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Decide</a> <a href="/esther/7-7.htm">Decided</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-23.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-25.htm">End</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-21.htm">Equity</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-17.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-14.htm">Fairness</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-6.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-2.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-3.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-7.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-19.htm">Meek</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-20.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-2.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-30.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-2.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-22.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-3.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-24.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-24.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Uprightness</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-23.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/14-32.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Decide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-28.htm">Decided</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-13.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Equity</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-20.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/colossians/4-1.htm">Fairness</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Meek</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-5.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-5.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-7.htm">Uprightness</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 11</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">The peaceable kingdom of the Branch out of the root of Jesse</a> 10. <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">The victorious restoration of Israel, and vocation of the Gentiles.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, righteousness is a key attribute of God's character, often associated with justice and moral integrity. The poor, often marginalized and oppressed in ancient societies, are highlighted here to show that the Messiah will bring justice to those who are typically overlooked. This reflects the biblical theme of God's concern for the downtrodden, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Psalm 72:4</a>, which speaks of defending the afflicted among the people and saving the children of the needy.and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth Equity here refers to fairness and impartiality. The lowly, similar to the poor, are those who lack power and influence. The Messiah's judgment will be characterized by fairness, contrasting with the often corrupt and biased judgments of human rulers. This aligns with the biblical principle found in <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18</a>, where God is described as executing justice for the fatherless and the widow. The Messiah's reign will correct injustices and bring about a new order where all are treated with fairness.He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth The "rod of His mouth" symbolizes the power and authority of the Messiah's word. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a rod was a symbol of authority and discipline. This imagery suggests that the Messiah's words alone will have the power to enact judgment and bring about change. This is echoed in <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>, where the returning Christ is described as striking down the nations with a sharp sword from His mouth, indicating the power of His spoken word.and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips The breath of His lips signifies the life-giving and life-taking power of the Messiah's word. In the biblical narrative, God's breath is associated with creation and life (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>), but here it is also associated with judgment and destruction of the wicked. This duality highlights the comprehensive authority of the Messiah. The concept of divine judgment through spoken word is also seen in <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a>, where the Lord Jesus will overthrow the lawless one with the breath of His mouth, underscoring the ultimate triumph of righteousness over evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_messiah.htm">The Messiah (Jesus Christ)</a> The central figure in this prophecy, who will judge with righteousness and equity. This passage is often interpreted as a Messianic prophecy pointing to Jesus Christ. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_poor_and_lowly.htm">The Poor and Lowly</a> Represents those who are marginalized and oppressed in society. The Messiah's judgment will be in their favor, highlighting His concern for justice and equity. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a> Those who oppose God's righteousness and justice. The Messiah will ultimately defeat them with His word and authority. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a> The realm over which the Messiah will exercise His righteous judgment, indicating a global scope of His reign. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_rod_of_his_mouth_/_breath_of_his_lips.htm">The Rod of His Mouth / Breath of His Lips</a> Symbolic of the power and authority of the Messiah's word, which will bring about justice and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/righteous_judgment.htm">Righteous Judgment</a> The Messiah judges with perfect righteousness, unlike human judges who can be biased or corrupt. Believers are called to trust in His ultimate justice. <a href="/topical/a/advocate_for_the_oppressed.htm">Advocate for the Oppressed</a> Jesus' concern for the poor and lowly challenges Christians to advocate for justice and equity in their communities. <a href="/topical/p/power_of_the_word.htm">Power of the Word</a> The authority of Christ's word is powerful and transformative. Believers should rely on Scripture for guidance and correction. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_future.htm">Hope for the Future</a> The prophecy assures us of a future where justice prevails. This hope should encourage believers to persevere in faith and righteousness. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_righteous_living.htm">Call to Righteous Living</a> As followers of Christ, we are called to live righteously and reflect His character in our interactions with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 11</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_suicide.htm">What defines true righteousness according to the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/is_god_excessively_self-centered.htm">Is God excessively self-centered?</a> <a href="/q/revelation_1_16__interpret_sword_image.htm">Revelation 1:16 – How should one interpret the sword coming out of Jesus’ mouth, and does this literal image raise questions about the text’s credibility?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_millennial_kingdom.htm">What is the Millennial Kingdom dispensation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) With righteousness shall he judge the poor . . .--The picture which Isaiah had drawn of the corrupt judges of his time gives point to the contrast (<a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm" title="Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.">Isaiah 1:23</a>; <a href="/context/isaiah/2-14.htm" title="And on all the high mountains, and on all the hills that are lifted up,">Isaiah 2:14-15</a>; <a href="/context/isaiah/10-1.htm" title="Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;">Isaiah 10:1-2</a>). The poor whom they trampled on should be the special objects of the care of the true King (<a href="/matthew/11-5.htm" title="The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.">Matthew 11:5</a>).He shall smite the earth . . .--The "earth" stands here, if we accept the reading, for the rulers who are for the time supreme in it. A slight alteration of the Hebrew gives shall smite the tyrant, which forms a better parallelism with the "ungodly" of the next clause. The phrase "the sceptre of his mouth" is significant. The word which the Messiah-King speaks shall be as the sceptre which is the symbol of authority. So in <a href="/revelation/1-16.htm" title="And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shines in his strength.">Revelation 1:16</a>, "a sharp two-edged sword" comes forth from the mouth of the Christ of St. John's vision. The latter clause, "with the breath of his lips shall he slay . . . ,"has a parallel in <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm" title="Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and your judgments are as the light that goes forth.">Hosea 6:5</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - With righteousness shall he judge the poor (comp. <a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">Isaiah 32:1</a>, "A king shall reign in righteousness"). It would be characteristic of the Messiah's rule that the poor should be eared for, that oppression should cease, and judgment be no more perverted in favor of the rich. There is an intended contrast between the Messiah's rule in this respect, and that of the princes of Judah (<a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1, 2</a>). Christian countries still, for the most part, follow their Lord's example in this particular, if in no other, having judges that are incorruptible, and tribunals that are free from any leaning against the poor. Reprove; or, plead (as in <a href="/job/16-21.htm">Job 16:21</a>). The meek of the earth; rather, the humble, or afflicted. Low condition, not meekness of spirit, is what the word used expresses. He shall smite the earth. A slight alteration of the text produces the meaning, be shall smite the terrible one (comp. <a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20</a>), which improves the parallelism of the clauses. But there is no need of any alteration, parallelism in Isaiah being often incomplete. The Messiah at his coming will "smite the earth" generally (see <a href="/malachi/4-6.htm">Malachi 4:6</a>, and comp. <a href="/matthew/10-34.htm">Matthew 10:34</a>, "I came not to send peace on the earth, but a sword"), and will also especially chastise "the wicked." The rod of his mouth... the breath of his lips. "The Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart" (<a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a>). The sayings of Christ pierce the conscience and penetrate the soul as no other words that ever came from a human mouth. In the last day words from his mouth will consign to everlasting life or to everlasting destruction. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/11-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>but with righteousness בְּצֶ֙דֶק֙ (bə·ṣe·ḏeq) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm">Strong's 6664: </a> The right, equity, prosperity He will judge וְשָׁפַ֤ט (wə·šā·p̄aṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate the poor, דַּלִּ֔ים (dal·lîm) Adjective - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1800.htm">Strong's 1800: </a> Dangling, weak, thin and with equity בְּמִישׁ֖וֹר (bə·mî·šō·wr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> A level, a plain, as a, straightness, justice He will decide in favor וְהוֹכִ֥יחַ (wə·hō·w·ḵî·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict of the earth’s אָ֑רֶץ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land oppressed. לְעַנְוֵי־ (lə·‘an·wê-) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6035.htm">Strong's 6035: </a> Poor, afflicted, humble, meek He will strike וְהִֽכָּה־ (wə·hik·kāh-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike the earth אֶ֙רֶץ֙ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land with the rod בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט (bə·šê·ḇeṭ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of His mouth פִּ֔יו (pîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and slay יָמִ֥ית (yā·mîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill the wicked רָשָֽׁע׃ (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person with the breath וּבְר֥וּחַ (ū·ḇə·rū·aḥ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of His lips. שְׂפָתָ֖יו (śə·p̄ā·ṯāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm">Strong's 8193: </a> The lip, language, a margin <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 11:4 But with righteousness he will judge (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 11:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 11:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/11-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 11:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 11:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>