1 The peaceable kingdom of the Branch out of the root of Jesse
10 The victorious restoration of Israel, and vocation of the Gentiles.

And there shall. The prophet having described the destruction of the Assyrian army under that of a mighty forest, here takes occasion to represent the Great Person, who makes the subject of this chapter, as a slender twig, shooting out of the trunk of an old tree; which tender twig, though weak in appearance, should become fruitful and prosper. Isa 53:1 Zec 6:12 Re 5:5 22:16

of Jesse Isa 11:10 Ru 4:17 1Sa 17:58 Mt 1:6-16 Lu 2:23-32 Ac 13:22,23 Ro 15:12

a branch Isa 4:2 Jer 23:5 33:15 Zec 3:8 6:12

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 of the fear of the LORD;

the Spirit Isa 42:1 59:21 61:1 Nu 11:25,26 Mt 3:16 Joh 1:32,33 3:34 Ac 10:38

the spirit of wisdom De 34:9 Joh 14:17 15:26 16:13 1Co 1:30 Eph 1:17,18 Col 1:8,9 2:2,3 2Ti 1:7 Jas 3:17,18

3 And 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:

shall make him Isa 33:6 Pr 2:5,9 Lu 2:52

understanding. Heb. scent. or, smell Job 12:11 34:3 Php 1:9,10 Heb 5:14

and he shall not 1Sa 16:7 2Sa 14:17 1Ki 3:9,28 Joh 7:24 8:15,16 1Co 2:13-15 4:3-5

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.

but with Isa 32:1 2Sa 8:15 23:2-4 1Ki 10:8,9 Ps 45:6,7 72:1-4,12-14 82:2-4 Jer 23:5,6 33:15 Mt 11:5 Re 19:11

reprove. or, argue Isa 1:17 Pr 31:8,9 Jer 5:28

for the meek Isa 29:19 61:1 Zep 2:3 Mt 5:5 2Co 10:2 Ga 5:23 Tit 3:2 Jas 3:13

and he shall Job 4:9 Ps 2:9 110:2 Mal 4:6 2Th 2:8 Re 1:16 2:16 19:15

with the breath Isa 30:33 Ps 18:8 Ac 9:1

5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

righteousness Isa 59:17 Ps 93:1 2Co 6:7 Eph 6:14 1Pe 4:1 Re 1:13

and faithfulness Isa 25:1 Ho 2:20 Heb 2:17 1Jo 1:9 Re 3:14

6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Isa 65:25 Eze 34:25 Ho 2:18 Ac 9:13-20 Ro 14:17 1Co 6:9-11 2Co 5:14-21 Ga 3:26,27 Eph 4:22-32 Col 3:3-8 Tit 3:3-5 Phm 1:9-16 Re 5:9,10

7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

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8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.

cockatrice'. or, adder's Isa 59:5 Ps 140:3

9 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.

not hurt Isa 11:13 2:4 35:9 60:18 Job 5:23 Mic 4:2-4 Mt 5:44,45 Ac 2:41-47 1Th 5:15 Re 21:27

for the Isa 30:26 49:6 59:19 60:1 Ps 22:27-31 72:19 98:2,3 Hab 2:14 Zec 14:9 Ro 11:25,26 Re 20:2-6

10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

in that day Isa 11:1 2:11 Ro 15:12 Re 22:16

which shall Isa 59:19 Ge 49:10 Joh 3:14,15 12:32

to it shall Isa 60:3,5 66:12,19 Mt 2:1,2 8:11 12:21 Lu 2:32 Joh 12:20,21 Ac 11:18 26:17,18 28:28 Ro 15:9-12

his rest Isa 32:17,18 66:10-12 Ps 91:1,4 116:7 Jer 6:16 Hag 2:9 Mt 11:28-30 2Th 1:7-12 Heb 4:1,9 1Pe 1:7-9 5:10

glorious. Heb. glory Ps 149:5

11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

set his hand Isa 60:1 61:1 62:1 63:1 64:1 65:1 66:1 Le 26:40-42 De 4:27-31 30:3-6 Ps 68:22 Jer 23:7,8 30:8-11 31:36-40 33:24-26 Eze 11:16-20 34:23-28 36:24 37:1 38:1 39:1 40:1 41:1 42:1 43:1 44:1 45:1 46:1 47:1 48:1 Ho 1:11 3:4,5 Joe 3:1 Am 9:14,15 Mic 7:14,15 Zec 10:8-12 12:1 13:1 14:1 Ro 11:15,26 2Co 3:16

from Assyria Isa 11:16 27:12,13 Mic 7:12

Egypt Isa 19:23 Jer 44:1

Pathros Eze 30:14

Cush Isa 45:14 Ge 10:6,7

Elam Ge 10:22 Jer 25:25 Da 8:2

Shinar Ge 10:10 11:2 Zec 5:11

Hamath Isa 10:9 Jer 49:23 Zec 9:2

the islands Isa 24:15 42:4 66:19 Ge 10:5 Jer 31:10 Eze 27:6 Da 11:18 Zep 2:11

12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

set up Isa 11:10 18:3 59:19 62:10 Re 5:9

shall assemble Isa 27:13 43:6 49:11,12 56:8 De 32:26 Ps 68:22 147:2 Zep 3:10 Joh 7:35 Jas 1:1

corners. Heb. wings

13 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.

the envy Isa 7:1-6 Jer 3:18 Eze 37:16-24 Ho 1:11

14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

the Philistines Ob 1:19 Zep 2:5 Zec 9:5-7

toward Isa 59:19 66:19,20 Mt 8:11

spoil Isa 33:1 Jer 49:28 Eze 38:1 39:1

them of the east. Heb. the children of the east
they shall lay, etc. Heb. Edom and Moab shall be the laying on of their hand; the children of Ammon their obedience. Isa 25:10 34:5,6 60:14 Nu 24:17 Da 11:41 Joe 3:19 Am 9:12 Ob 1:18

15 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.

utterly Isa 50:2 51:9,10 Zec 10:11

with his mighty Ex 14:21

he shake Isa 19:16

shall smite Isa 19:5-10 Ex 7:19-21 Ps 74:13-15 Eze 29:10 30:12 Re 16:12

dryshod. Heb. in shoes

16 And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

and there shall Isa 11:11 19:23 27:13 35:8-10 40:3,4 49:12 57:14

like as it was Isa 42:15,16 48:20,21 51:10 63:12,13 Ex 14:26-29