Isaiah 11:2-4

Contemporary English Version

²The Spirit of the Lord
    will be with him
to give him understanding,
    wisdom, and insight.
He will be powerful,
and he will know
    and honor the Lord.
³His greatest joy will be
    to obey the Lord.

This king won't judge
by appearances
    or listen to rumors.
⁴The 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.

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Isaiah 11:2-4

King James Version

²And 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 of the fear of the Lord;

³And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

⁴But 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.

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Isaiah 11:2-4

English Standard Version

²And ^(A)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.
³And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
^(B)He shall not judge by ^(C)what his eyes see,
    or decide disputes by ^(D)what his ears hear,
⁴but ^(E)with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
    and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall ^(F)strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
    and ^(G)with the breath of his lips ^(H)he shall kill the wicked.

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Isaiah 11:2-4

New International Version

²The Spirit^(A) of the Lord will rest on him—
    the Spirit of wisdom^(B) and of understanding,
    the Spirit of counsel and of might,^(C)
    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
³and he will delight in the fear^(D) of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,^(E)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;^(F)
⁴but with righteousness^(G) he will judge the needy,^(H)
    with justice^(I) he will give decisions for the poor^(J) of the earth.
He will strike^(K) the earth with the rod of his mouth;^(L)
    with the breath^(M) of his lips he will slay the wicked.^(N)