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Isaiah 11 - Compare Translations

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Isaiah 11:1
KJVAnd there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
WEBA shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse,
YLTAnd a rod hath come out from the stock of Jesse, And a branch from his roots is fruitful.
Isaiah 11:2
KJVAnd 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;
WEBYahweh’s Spirit will rest on him:
YLTRested on him hath the Spirit of Jehovah, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and fear of Jehovah.
Isaiah 11:3
KJVAnd 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:
WEBHis delight will be in the fear of Yahweh.
YLTTo 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.
Isaiah 11:4
KJVBut 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.
WEBbut with righteousness he will judge the poor,
YLTAnd he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.
Isaiah 11:5
KJVAnd righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
WEBRighteousness will be the belt of his waist,
YLTAnd righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness -- the girdle of his reins.
Isaiah 11:6
KJVThe 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.
WEBThe wolf will live with the lamb,
YLTAnd a wolf hath sojourned with a lamb, And a leopard with a kid doth lie down, And calf, and young lion, and fatling [are] together, And a little youth is leader over them.
Isaiah 11:7
KJVAnd the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
WEBThe cow and the bear will graze.
YLTAnd cow and bear do feed, Together lie down their young ones, And a lion as an ox eateth straw.
Isaiah 11:8
KJVAnd the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.
WEBThe nursing child will play near a cobra’s hole,
YLTAnd played hath a suckling by the hole of an asp, And on the den of a cockatrice Hath the weaned one put his hand.
Isaiah 11:9
KJVThey 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.
WEBThey will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain;
YLTEvil they do not, nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For full hath been the earth with the knowledge of Jehovah, As the waters are covering the sea.
Isaiah 11:10
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Isaiah 11:11
KJVAnd 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.
WEBIt will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in that day, The Lord addeth a second time his power, To get the remnant of His people that is left, From Asshur, and from Egypt, And from Pathros, and from Cush, And from Elam, and from Shinar, And from Hamath, and from isles of the sea,
Isaiah 11:12
KJVAnd 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.
WEBHe will set up a banner for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
YLTAnd He hath lifted up an ensign to nations, And gathereth the driven away of Israel, And the scattered of Judah He assembleth, From the four wings of the earth.
Isaiah 11:13
KJVThe 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.
WEBThe envy also of Ephraim will depart, and those who persecute Judah will be cut off. Ephraim won’t envy Judah, and Judah won’t persecute Ephraim.
YLTAnd turned aside hath the envy of Ephraim, And the adversaries of Judah are cut off, Ephraim doth not envy Judah, And Judah doth not distress Ephraim.
Isaiah 11:14
KJVBut 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.
WEBThey will fly down on the shoulders of the Philistines on the west. Together they will plunder the children of the east. They will extend their power over Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon will obey them.
YLTAnd they have flown on the shoulder of the Philistines westward, Together they spoil the sons of the east, Edom and Moab sending forth their hand, And sons of Ammon obeying them.
Isaiah 11:15
KJVAnd 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.
WEBYahweh will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the River, and will split it into seven streams, and cause men to march over in sandals.
YLTAnd Jehovah hath devoted to destruction The tongue of the sea of Egypt, And hath waved His hand over the river, In the terror of his wind, And hath smitten it at the seven streams, And hath caused [men] to tread [it] with shoes.
Isaiah 11:16
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThere will be a highway for the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, like there was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
YLTAnd there hath been a highway, For the remnant of His people that is left, from Asshur, As there was for Israel in the day of his coming up out of the land of Egypt!
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