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The Judgments of the Branch

Then a ^ashoot will spring from the ^bstem of Jesse,And a ^cbranch from ^dhis roots will bear fruit.2 The ^aSpirit of Yahweh will rest on Him,The spirit of ^bwisdom and understanding,The spirit of counsel and ^cmight,The spirit of knowledge and the fear of Yahweh.3 And He will delight in the fear of Yahweh,And He will not judge by what His eyes ^asee,Nor render a decision by what His ears hear;4 But with ^arighteousness He will judge the ^bpoor,And decide with uprightness for the ^cafflicted of the earth;And He will strike the earth with the ^drod of His mouth,And with the ^ebreath of His lips He will put the wicked to death.5 Also ^arighteousness will be the belt about His loins,And ^bfaithfulness the belt about His waist.

6 And the ^awolf will ¹dwell with the lamb,And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,And the calf and the young lion ²and the fatling together;And a young boy will lead them.7 Also the cow and the bear will graze,Their young will lie down together,And the ^alion will eat straw like the ox.8 And the nursing baby will play by the hole of the cobra,And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.9 They will ^ado no evil nor act corruptly in all My holy mountain,For the ^bearth will be full of the knowledge of YahwehAs the waters cover the sea.

A Remnant Remains

10 Then it will be in that day,That the ^anations will seek the ^broot of Jesse,Who will stand as a ¹^cstandard for the peoples;And His ^dresting place will be ²glorious.

11 Then it will be in that day, that the LordWill again acquire the second time with His handThe ^aremnant of His people, who will remain,From ^bAssyria, ^cEgypt, Pathros, ¹Ethiopia, ^dElam, Shinar, Hamath,And from the ^ecoastlands of the sea.12 And He will lift up a ^astandard for the nationsAnd ^bassemble the banished ones of Israel,And will gather the scattered of JudahFrom the four corners of the earth.13 Then the ^ajealousy of Ephraim will depart,And those who assail Judah will be cut off;Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,And Judah will not assail Ephraim.14 And they will ^aswoop down on the slopes of the Philistines on the ^bwest;Together they will ^cplunder the sons of the east;¹They will stretch out their hands over ^dEdom and ^eMoab,And the sons of Ammon ²will obey them.15 And Yahweh will ^adevote to destructionThe tongue of the ¹Sea of Egypt;And He will ^bwave His hand over the ²^cRiverWith His scorching wind;And He will strike it into seven streamsAnd make men walk over ³dry-shod.16 And there will be a ^ahighway from AssyriaFor the ^bremnant of His people who will remain,Just as there was for IsraelIn ^cthe day that they came up out of the land of Egypt.

Righteous Reign of the Branch

Then a ^ashoot will spring from the ^bstem of Jesse,And a ^cBranch from ^dhis roots will bear fruit.2 The ^aSpirit of the LORD will rest on Him,The spirit of ^bwisdom and understanding,The spirit of counsel and ^cstrength,The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD,And He will not judge by what His eyes ^asee,Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;4 But with ^arighteousness He will judge the ^bpoor,And decide with fairness for the ^chumble of the earth;And He will strike the earth with the ^drod of His mouth,And with the ^ebreath of His lips He will slay the wicked.5 Also ^arighteousness will be the belt around His hips,And ^bfaithfulness the belt around His waist.

6 And the ^awolf will dwell with the lamb,And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,And the calf and the young lion ¹and the fattened steer will be together;And a little boy will lead them.7 Also the cow and the bear will graze,Their young will lie down together,And the ^alion will eat straw like the ox.8 The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra,And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.9 They will ^anot hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain,For the ^bearth will be full of the knowledge of the LORDAs the waters cover the sea.

10 Then on that dayThe ^anations will resort to the ^broot of Jesse,Who will stand as a ^csignal flag for the peoples;And His ^dresting place will be ¹glorious.

The Restored Remnant

11 Then it will happen on that day that the LordWill again recover with His hand the second timeThe ^aremnant of His people who will remain,From ^bAssyria, ^cEgypt, Pathros, Cush, ^dElam, Shinar, Hamath,And from the ¹^eislands of the sea.12 And He will lift up a ^aflag for the nationsAnd ^bassemble the banished ones of Israel,And will gather the dispersed of JudahFrom the four corners of the earth.13 Then the ^ajealousy of Ephraim will depart,And those who harass Judah will be eliminated;Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,And Judah will not harass Ephraim.14 They will ^aswoop down on the slopes of the Philistines on the ^bwest;Together they will ^cplunder the ¹people of the east;²They will possess ^dEdom and ^eMoab,And the sons of Ammon will be ³subject to them.15 And the LORD will ¹^autterly destroyThe tongue of the ²Sea of Egypt;And He will ^bwave His hand over the ^cEuphrates RiverWith His scorching wind;And He will strike it into seven streamsAnd make people walk over in dry sandals.16 And there will be a ^ahighway from AssyriaFor the ^bremnant of His people who will be left,Just as there was for IsraelOn ^cthe day that they came up out of the land of Egypt.