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Isaiah 11:4
Isaiah 11:4 is verse 4 of Isaiah chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
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Isaiah 11:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
4 but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
5 Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
6 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
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Cross-references
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Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
2 Samuel 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
2 Samuel 23:4is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
1 Kings 10:8How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
1 Kings 10:9Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Psalms 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
Psalms 72:1Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
Psalms 72:2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
Psalms 72:3May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
Psalms 72:13He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
Psalms 72:14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Psalms 82:3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Psalms 82:4Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Jeremiah 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
Proverbs 31:9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
Isaiah 29:19The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
Zephaniah 2:3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
2 Corinthians 10:1Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
Galatians 5:23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Titus 3:2to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Job 4:9By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
Psalms 2:9You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”
Psalms 110:2The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
Malachi 4:6And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
2 Thessalonians 2:8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
Revelation 2:16Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
Revelation 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
Isaiah 30:33For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
Psalms 18:8Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
Acts 9:1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest