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Isaiah 11:4

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.

KJV

sed judicabit in justitia pauperes, et arguet in æquitate pro mansuetis terræ ; et percutiet terram virga oris sui, et spiritu labiorum suorum interficiet impium.

Vulgate

ἀλλὰ κρινεῖ ταπεινῷ κρίσιν, καὶ ἐλέγξει τοὺς ταπεινοὺς τῆς γῆς, καὶ πατάξει γῆν τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν πνεύματι διὰ χειλέων ἀνελεῖ ἀσεβῆ·

LXX

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.

ASV

וְ/שָׁפַ֤ט בְּ/צֶ֨דֶק֙ דַּלִּ֔ים וְ/הוֹכִ֥יחַ בְּ/מִישׁ֖וֹר לְ/עַנְוֵי אָ֑רֶץ וְ/הִֽכָּה אֶ֨רֶץ֙ בְּ/שֵׁ֣בֶט פִּ֔י/ו וּ/בְ/ר֥וּחַ שְׂפָתָ֖י/ו יָמִ֥ית רָשָֽׁע

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
דַּלִּ֔ים
dlym
adjective · 47×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
י
y
noun · 496×
י
y
noun · 177×
ם
m
verb · 499×
מִּישֹׁ֖ר
myshr
noun · 23×
מוֹכִ֑יחַ
mvkych
verb · 59×
נוּ
nv
verb · 199×
עֲנָוִ֣ים
'nvym
adjective · 26×
צֶ֑דֶק
tsdq
noun · 116×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
שֵׁ֣בֶט
shbt
noun · 189×

Intertextual echoes

Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.

  • 2Thess 2:8 · paraphrase
    "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:"
    Isaiah: with the breath of his lips — Paul on Christ destroying lawlessness

Themes

Historic Christian voices

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§672Before his Ascension Christ affirmed that the hour had not yet come for the glorious establishment of the messianic kingdom awaited by Israel561 which, according to the prophets, was to bring all men the definitive order of justice, love and peace.562 According to the Lord, the present time is the time of the Spirit and of witness, but also a time still marked by "distress" and…
Whosoever confesses that one God is the author of both Testaments, and diligently reads the Scriptures in company with the presbyters of the Church, is a true spiritual disciple; and he will rightly understand and interpret all that the prophets have declared respecting Christ and the liberty of the New Testament. 1. A spiritual disciple of this sort truly receiving the Spirit …
Chapter 53.—Of the Hidden Time of the Final Persecution. Truly Jesus Himself shall extinguish by His presence that last persecution which is to be made by Antichrist. For so it is written, that “He shall slay him with the breath of His mouth, and empty him with the brightness of His presence.”12531253 Isa. xi. 4; 2 Thess. i. 9. It is customary to ask, When shall that be? But th…
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse. The Messiah is described as coming from the apparently cut-down stump of David's dynasty — from humble origins, not from the throne. The Spirit of the Lord rests upon him in sevenfold fullness. His reign brings universal peace: the wolf dwelling with the lamb, and the earth full of the knowledge of the Lord as waters co…

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 10:8 — Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
  • 1Pet 3:4 — But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
  • 2Cor 10:1 — Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
  • 2Kgs 19:7 — Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
  • 2Sam 23:2 — The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
  • 2Thess 2:8 — And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
  • 2Thess 2:8 — And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
  • Acts 9:1 — And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
  • Exod 4:2 — And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
  • Exod 15:8 — And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
  • Gal 5:23 — Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
  • Heb 4:12 — For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoug
  • Hos 6:5 — Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
  • Isa 1:17 — Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
  • Isa 3:14 — The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
  • Isa 9:7 — Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even
  • Isa 16:5 — And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
  • Isa 25:4 — For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
  • Isa 29:19 — The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 29:19 — The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 30:28 — And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err
  • Isa 30:31 — For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
  • Isa 30:33 — 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
  • Isa 32:1 — Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
  • Isa 33:22 — For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
  • Isa 49:2 — And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
  • Isa 61:1 — 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 th
  • Jas 3:13 — Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
  • Jer 5:28 — 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.
  • Jer 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
  • Jer 33:15 — In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
  • Job 4:9 — By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
  • Job 4:9 — By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
  • Job 36:6 — He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
  • Luke 12:49 — I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
  • Mal 4:6 — And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
  • Mal 4:6 — And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
  • Matt 5:5 — Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
  • Matt 5:5 — Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
  • Matt 11:5 — 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.