Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; New Living Translation He will delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay. English Standard Version 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, Berean Standard Bible 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, King James Bible 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: New King James Version His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; New American Standard Bible And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear; NASB 1995 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear; NASB 1977 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear; Legacy Standard Bible And He will delight in the fear of Yahweh, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor render a decision by what His ears hear; Amplified Bible And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear; Christian Standard Bible His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, he will not execute justice by what he hears with his ears, Holman Christian Standard Bible His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what He sees with His eyes, He will not execute justice by what He hears with His ears, American Standard Version And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears; Contemporary English Version His greatest joy will be to obey the LORD. This king won't judge by appearances or listen to rumors. English Revised Version And his delight shall be 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation He will gladly bear the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear. Good News Translation and find pleasure in obeying him. He will not judge by appearance or hearsay; International Standard Version His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He won't judge by what his eyes see, nor decide disputes by what his ears hear, Majority Standard Bible 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, NET Bible He will take delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay. New Heart English Bible His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears; Webster's Bible Translation And will make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he will not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: World English Bible His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTo refresh Him in the fear of YHWH, "" And He does not judge by the sight of His eyes, "" Nor decides by the hearing of His ears. Young's Literal Translation To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth. Smith's Literal Translation His sweet odor in the fear of Jehovah: and not according to the seeing of his eyes shall he judge, and not according to the hearing of his ears shall he decide. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he shall be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears. Catholic Public Domain Version And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears. New American Bible and his delight shall be the fear of the LORD. Not by appearance shall he judge, nor by hearsay shall he decide, New Revised Standard Version His delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd shall shine forth in the reverence of the LORD; and he shall not judge after that which his eyes see, neither reprove after that which his ears hear; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he shall shine with the awesomeness of LORD JEHOVAH, and he shall not judge as his eyes see, and he shall not rebuke as his ears hear OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD; And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, Neither decide after the hearing of his ears; Brenton Septuagint Translation the spirit of the fear of God. He shall not judge according to appearance, nor reprove according to report: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Root of Jesse…2The 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. 3And 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, 4but 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.… Cross References John 7:24 Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.” 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” Matthew 7:1-2 “Do not judge, or you will be judged. / For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. James 2:1-4 My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. / Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. / If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,” ... Proverbs 2:5 then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. 1 Kings 3:9 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?” Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. Psalm 72:2 May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. John 2:25 He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man. 1 Corinthians 2:15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment. Jeremiah 5:1 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. Romans 2:2 And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. Proverbs 28:5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully. Matthew 12:18 “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations. Treasury of Scripture 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 Isaiah 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure. Proverbs 2:5,9 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God… Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. understanding. Job 12:11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? Job 34:3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. Philippians 1:9,10 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; … and he shall not 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 2 Samuel 14:17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee. 1 Kings 3:9,28 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? … Jump to Previous Decide Decision Decisions Delight Ears Eyes Fear Guided Hear Hearing Hears Judge Judgeth Judging Quick Refresh Reprove Sight UnderstandingJump to Next Decide Decision Decisions Delight Ears Eyes Fear Guided Hear Hearing Hears Judge Judgeth Judging Quick Refresh Reprove Sight UnderstandingIsaiah 11 1. The peaceable kingdom of the Branch out of the root of Jesse10. The victorious restoration of Israel, and vocation of the Gentiles. And He will delight The Hebrew word for "delight" here is "ריח" (reyach), which can also mean "to smell" or "to perceive." This suggests a deep, intuitive understanding and appreciation. In the context of Isaiah 11, this delight is not superficial but profound, indicating the Messiah's perfect alignment with God's will. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern concept of a ruler who governs with divine insight, a theme that resonates with the messianic expectations of a leader who embodies divine wisdom and justice. in the fear of the LORD He will not judge by what His eyes see nor decide by what His ears hear He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes . . .--Earthly kings are apt to judge "according to the appearance" (John 7:24), and the reports of interested or corrupt advisers, but the true King shall "know what is in man" (John 2:25), and judge righteous judgment. Verse 3. - And shall make him of quick understanding. This rendering of the original, though defended by Dr. Kay, is quite without support from any other passage where the same word is used. Modern writers almost all translate, either "the breath of his nostrils shall be in the fear of the Lord" (Herder, Ewald, Meier, Cheyne), or "a sweet savor shall he find in the fear of the Lord" (Gesenius, Delitzsch, Rosenmüller, Knobel). He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes. "God sooth the heart." Our Lord "knew men's thoughts" (Matthew 9:4, etc.), and therefore did not need to "judge according to the appearance" (John 7:24). Thus his judgments were always righteous.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And He will delightוַהֲרִיח֖וֹ (wa·hă·rî·ḥōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7306: Accept, smell, touch, make of quick understanding in the fear בְּיִרְאַ֣ת (bə·yir·’aṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence of the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel He will not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no judge יִשְׁפּ֔וֹט (yiš·pō·wṭ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate by what His eyes עֵינָיו֙ (‘ê·nāw) Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain see, לְמַרְאֵ֤ה (lə·mar·’êh) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4758: Sight, appearance, vision and He will not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no decide יוֹכִֽיחַ׃ (yō·w·ḵî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict by what His ears אָזְנָ֖יו (’ā·zə·nāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear hear, לְמִשְׁמַ֥ע (lə·miš·ma‘) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4926: Something heard Links Isaiah 11:3 NIVIsaiah 11:3 NLT Isaiah 11:3 ESV Isaiah 11:3 NASB Isaiah 11:3 KJV Isaiah 11:3 BibleApps.com Isaiah 11:3 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 11:3 Chinese Bible Isaiah 11:3 French Bible Isaiah 11:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 11:3 His delight will be in the fear (Isa Isi Is) |
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