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for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They will do no evil nor act corruptly in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh As the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will not harm or destroy each other on my entire holy mountain, for the land will be as full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is filled with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />None will harm or destroy another on My entire holy mountain, for the land will be as full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is filled with water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nothing harmful will take place on the LORD's holy mountain. Just as water fills the sea, the land will be filled with people who know and honor the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will not hurt or destroy anyone anywhere on my holy mountain. The world will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD like water covering the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On Zion, God's sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil. The land will be as full of knowledge of the LORD as the seas are full of water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They will neither harm nor destroy on my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the LORD's sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They do no evil, nor destroy in all My holy mountain, "" For the earth has been full with the knowledge of YHWH, "" As the waters are covering the sea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Evil they do not, nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For full hath been the earth with the knowledge of Jehovah, As the waters are covering the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shall not do evil, and they shall not destroy in all my holy mountain, for the earth full of the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters covering to the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall not hurt, nor shall they kill in all my holy mountain, for the earth is filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as the covering waters of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They shall not harm or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the LORD, as water covers the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall not harm, neither shall they destroy in all the mountain of my holiness, so that the Earth shall be filled with the knowledge of LORD JEHOVAH as the waters cover the sea<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They shall not hurt nor destroy In all My holy mountain; For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall not hurt, nor shall they at all be able to destroy any one on my holy mountain: for the whole <i>world</i> is filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as much water covers the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/11-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=2538" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/11.htm">The Root of Jesse</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">They will neither</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: yā·rê·‘ū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">harm</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: yaš·ḥî·ṯū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">on all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·šî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">My holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lə·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">will be full</a> <a href="/hebrew/1844.htm" title="1844: dê·‘āh (N-fs) -- Knowledge. Feminine of dea'; knowledge.">of the knowledge</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: lay·yām (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">as the sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: mə·ḵas·sîm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">is full</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: kam·ma·yim (Prep-k, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of water.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-14.htm">Habakkuk 2:14</a></span><br />For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-21.htm">Numbers 14:21</a></span><br />“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-19.htm">Psalm 72:19</a></span><br />And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a></span><br />The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-4.htm">Isaiah 2:4</a></span><br />Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Micah 4:3</a></span><br />Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-21.htm">Romans 8:21</a></span><br />that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16-17</a></span><br />‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’ / For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Hosea 2:18</a></span><br />On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-9.htm">Zechariah 14:9</a></span><br />On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-10.htm">Ephesians 1:10</a></span><br />as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a></span><br />and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a></span><br />But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-3.htm">Revelation 22:3</a></span><br />No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.</p><p class="hdg">not hurt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-13.htm">Isaiah 11:13</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-4.htm">Isaiah 2:4</a></b></br> And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-9.htm">Isaiah 35:9</a></b></br> No lion shall be there, nor <i>any</i> ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk <i>there</i>:</p><p class="hdg">for the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Isaiah 30:26</a></b></br> Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a></b></br> And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-19.htm">Isaiah 59:19</a></b></br> So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-31.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-24.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-25.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-23.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-5.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-9.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-3.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-6.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-3.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">The peaceable kingdom of the Branch out of the root of Jesse</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">The victorious restoration of Israel, and vocation of the Gentiles.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain</b><br>This phrase envisions a future time of peace and safety, often interpreted as the Messianic age. The "holy mountain" refers to Zion, a symbol of God's presence and the center of His kingdom. In biblical context, mountains often represent places of divine revelation and covenant (<a href="/exodus/19-20.htm">Exodus 19:20</a>). The absence of harm or destruction suggests a reversal of the curse of sin, echoing the peace of Eden before the fall (<a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31</a>). This imagery aligns with prophecies of a new creation where harmony prevails (<a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a>). The phrase also anticipates the reign of the Messiah, who brings peace and justice (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a>).<p><b>for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD</b><br>This part of the verse highlights a universal recognition and understanding of God. The "knowledge of the LORD" implies not just awareness but an intimate relationship with God, as seen in the Hebrew concept of "yada" (to know). This knowledge transforms societies, leading to righteousness and peace (<a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a>). Historically, Israel was chosen to be a light to the nations, spreading this knowledge (<a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a>). The fulfillment of this prophecy is seen in the Great Commission, where the gospel is spread to all nations (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>).<p><b>as the sea is full of water</b><br>The comparison to the sea emphasizes the vastness and completeness of this knowledge. Just as water covers the sea entirely, so will the knowledge of God permeate the earth. This imagery suggests abundance and saturation, leaving no place untouched by God's truth. It reflects the promise of a future where God's glory is universally acknowledged (<a href="/habakkuk/2-14.htm">Habakkuk 2:14</a>). The sea, often a symbol of chaos in ancient Near Eastern culture, here becomes a metaphor for the overwhelming presence of divine knowledge, indicating a transformation from chaos to order under God's reign.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_mountain.htm">Holy Mountain</a></b><br>This term often refers to Zion or Jerusalem, symbolizing God's presence and His kingdom. It represents a place of divine rule and peace.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>In this context, it signifies the entire world, which will be transformed by the knowledge of the LORD.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>Refers to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, whose knowledge will fill the earth.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Used metaphorically to describe the vastness and depth of the knowledge of the LORD that will cover the earth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_peace.htm">The Promise of Peace</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9</a> assures us of a future where harm and destruction are absent. This peace is a result of God's kingdom being fully realized on earth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_knowledge_of_the_lord.htm">The Knowledge of the LORD</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the transformative power of knowing God. As believers, we are called to grow in our understanding of Him and share this knowledge with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The imagery of the earth being filled with God's knowledge as the sea is full of water highlights His ultimate control and plan for creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_anticipation.htm">Living in Anticipation</a></b><br>While this prophecy points to a future fulfillment, we are encouraged to live in a way that reflects God's peace and knowledge now.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/evangelism_and_discipleship.htm">Evangelism and Discipleship</a></b><br>The spread of the knowledge of the LORD is a call to evangelism and discipleship, ensuring that more people come to know Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_11_9_align_with_diverse_faiths.htm">How can Isaiah 11:9’s promise of a world filled with the knowledge of God be reconciled with the widespread existence of diverse religions and beliefs throughout history? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_11_compare_to_other_prophecies.htm">How do these prophecies in Isaiah 11 compare with other biblical texts that seem to describe different scenarios for the Messiah and end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_fake_news.htm">What is God's Holy Mountain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_jesus_return_to_earth.htm">Will Jesus return to Earth?</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>(9) <span class= "bld">They shall not hurt nor destroy . . .</span>--The pronoun may possibly refer to the evil beasts, the lion, the bear, the leopard, of the previous verses. The prophet, on this view, sees in his vision, as it were, a restored Eden, a paradise life, in which the fiercest brutes have lost their fierceness. The words admit, however, of being taken as a generalised statement: "None shall hurt nor destroy <span class= "bld">. . .</span>" The "holy mountain "is none other than the "mountain of the Lord's house" of <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it.">Isaiah 2:2</a> in its future apocalyptic glory (<a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm" title="In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me on a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.">Ezekiel 40:2</a>; <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm" title="All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel to the king's winepresses.">Zechariah 14:10</a>), but may, perhaps, include the whole of the hill-country of Israel, as in <a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm" title="When you cry, let your companies deliver you; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that puts his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;">Isaiah 57:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-54.htm" title="And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.">Psalm 78:54</a>; <a href="/exodus/15-17.htm" title="You shall bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which you have made for you to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which your hands have established.">Exodus 15:17</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My holy mountain</span>. As the Jewish Church is always bound up with the "holy hill of Zion," so the Messianic one receives the designation of "the mountain of the Lord" (<a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Isaiah 30:29</a>; <a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Micah 4:2</a>), or "the holy mountain" (<a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Zechariah 8:3</a>). What was physically true of the type is transferred to the antitype, which is "a city set upon a hill" in a certain sense. <span class="cmt_word">The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord</span> (romp. <a href="/habakkuk/2-14.htm">Habakkuk 2:14</a>; <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28</a>; <a href="/matthew/28.htm">Matthew 28</a>:29). A fruitful knowledge, guiding and influencing conduct, seems to be intended (see below, <a href="/isaiah/54-13.htm">Isaiah 54:13</a>, "All thy children shall be taught of the Lord, and great shall be the peace of thy children"). <span class="cmt_word">As the waters cover the sea</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "as the ocean covers and fills the bed prepared for it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/11-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They will neither</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">harm</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרֵ֥עוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rê·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">יַשְׁחִ֖יתוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yaš·ḥî·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשִׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(qāḏ·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mountain,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be full</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלְאָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mā·lə·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the knowledge</span><br /><span class="heb">דֵּעָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(dê·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1844.htm">Strong's 1844: </a> </span><span class="str2">Knowledge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the sea</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיָּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(lay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is full</span><br /><span class="heb">מְכַסִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḵas·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of water.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּמַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(kam·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 11:9 They will not hurt nor destroy (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 11:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 11:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 11:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 11:10" /></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>