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A Branch from David’s Line

Out of the stump of David’s familya will grow a shoot —
yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.

1

The Righteous Reign of the Branch

There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.

2

And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on him —
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

2

And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

3

He will delight in obeying the LORD.
He will not judge by appearance
nor make a decision based on hearsay.

3

And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by what his ears hear,

4

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.

4

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.

5

He will wear righteousness like a belt
and truth like an undergarment.

5

Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

6

In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together;
the leopard will lie down with the baby goat.
The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion,
and a little child will lead them all.

6

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;
and a little child shall lead them.

7

The cow will graze near the bear.
The cub and the calf will lie down together.
The lion will eat hay like a cow.

7

The cow and the bear shall graze;
their young shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

8

The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra.
Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.

8

The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.

9

Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain,
for as the waters fill the sea,
so the earth will be filled with people who know the LORD.

9

They shall not hurt or destroy
in all my holy mountain;
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.

10

In that day the heir to David’s throneb
will be a banner of salvation to all the world.
The nations will rally to him,
and the land where he lives will be a glorious place.c

10

In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples — of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.

11

In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time
to bring back the remnant of his people —
those who remain in Assyria and northern Egypt;
in southern Egypt, Ethiopia,d and Elam;
in Babylonia,e Hamath, and all the distant coastlands.

11

In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush,a from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.

12

He will raise a flag among the nations
and assemble the exiles of Israel.
He will gather the scattered people of Judah
from the ends of the earth.

12

He will raise a signal for the nations
and will assemble the banished of Israel,
and gather the dispersed of Judah
from the four corners of the earth.

13

Then at last the jealousy between Israelf and Judah will end.
They will not be rivals anymore.

13

The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart,
and those who harass Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah,
and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

14

They will join forces to swoop down on Philistia to the west.
Together they will attack and plunder the nations to the east.
They will occupy the lands of Edom and Moab,
and Ammon will obey them.

14

But they shall swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west,
and together they shall plunder the people of the east.
They shall put out their hand against Edom and Moab,
and the Ammonites shall obey them.

15

The LORD will make a dry path through the gulf of the Red Sea.g
He will wave his hand over the Euphrates River,h
sending a mighty wind to divide it into seven streams
so it can easily be crossed on foot.

15

And the Lord will utterly destroyb
the tongue of the Sea of Egypt,
and will wave his hand over the Riverc
with his scorching breath,d
and strike it into seven channels,
and he will lead people across in sandals.

16

He will make a highway for the remnant of his people,
the remnant coming from Assyria,
just as he did for Israel long ago
when they returned from Egypt.

16

And there will be a highway from Assyria
for the remnant that remains of his people,
as there was for Israel
when they came up from the land of Egypt.

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