Isaiah 11 : 1 (ERVEN)
A small tree will begin to grow from the stump of Jesse. That branch will grow from Jesse's roots.
Isaiah 11 : 2 (ERVEN)
The Lord's Spirit will always be with that new king to give him wisdom, understanding, guidance, and power. The Spirit will help him know and respect the Lord.
Isaiah 11 : 3 (ERVEN)
He will find joy in obeying the Lord. This king will not judge people by the way things look. He will not judge by what he hears.
Isaiah 11 : 4 (ERVEN)
He will judge the poor fairly and honestly. He will be fair when he decides what to do for the poor of the land. If he decides people should be beaten, he will give the command, and they will be beaten. If he decides people must die, he will give the command, and those evil people will be killed. Goodness and fairness will be like a belt he wears around his waist.
Isaiah 11 : 6 (ERVEN)
Then wolves will live at peace with lambs, and leopards will lie down in peace with young goats. Calves, lions, and bulls will all live together in peace. A little child will lead them.
Isaiah 11 : 7 (ERVEN)
Bears and cattle will eat together in peace, and all their young will lie down together and will not hurt each other. Lions will eat hay like cattle.
Isaiah 11 : 8 (ERVEN)
Even snakes will not hurt people. Babies will be able to play near a cobra's hole and put their hands into the nest of a poisonous snake.
Isaiah 11 : 9 (ERVEN)
People will stop hurting each other. People on my holy mountain will not want to destroy things because they will know the Lord. The world will be full of knowledge about him, like the sea is full of water.
Isaiah 11 : 10 (ERVEN)
At that time there will be someone special from Jesse's family. He will be like a flag that all the nations gather around. The nations will come to him and ask him what they should do. And the place where he is will be filled with glory.
Isaiah 11 : 11 (ERVEN)
At that time the Lord will again reach out and take his people who are left in Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and other faraway countries around the world.
Isaiah 11 : 12 (ERVEN)
The Lord will gather the people of Israel and Judah who were forced to leave their country. They were scattered to all the faraway places on earth. But the Lord will raise the "flag" as a sign for the other nations, and he will gather his people together again.
Isaiah 11 : 13 (ERVEN)
Then Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, and Judah will have no enemies left. And Judah will not cause trouble for Ephraim.
Isaiah 11 : 14 (ERVEN)
But Ephraim and Judah will attack the Philistines. These two nations will be like birds flying down to catch a small animal. Together, they will take the riches from the people in the East. Ephraim and Judah will control Edom, Moab, and the people in Ammon.
Isaiah 11 : 15 (ERVEN)
Just as the Lord divided the Red Sea near Egypt, he will raise his arm in anger over the Euphrates River and hit it. It will divide into seven small rivers. They will be so small that the people can walk across with their sandals on.
Isaiah 11 : 16 (ERVEN)
Then God's people who are left in Assyria will have a way to leave. It will be just like the time God took the people out of Egypt.
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