11Isaiah 11

The Peaceful Kingdom

1The royal line of David is like a tree that has been cut down; but just as new branches sprout from a stump, so a new king will arise from among David's descendants.Select Isaiah 11:1

2The spirit of the Lord will give him wisdom and the knowledge and skill to rule his people. He will know the Lord's will and honor him,Select Isaiah 11:2

3and find pleasure in obeying him. He will not judge by appearance or hearsay;Select Isaiah 11:3

4he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die.Select Isaiah 11:4

5He will rule his people with justice and integrity.Select Isaiah 11:5

6Wolves and sheep will live together in peace, and leopards will lie down with young goats. Calves and lion cubs will feed together, and little children will take care of them.Select Isaiah 11:6

7Cows and bears will eat together, and their calves and cubs will lie down in peace. Lions will eat straw as cattle do.Select Isaiah 11:7

8Even a baby will not be harmed if it plays near a poisonous snake.Select Isaiah 11:8

9On Zion, God's sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil. The land will be as full of knowledge of the Lord as the seas are full of water.Select Isaiah 11:9

The Exiled People Will Return

10A day is coming when the new king from the royal line of David will be a symbol to the nations. They will gather in his royal city and give him honor.Select Isaiah 11:10

11When that day comes, the Lord will once again use his power and bring back home those of his people who are left in Assyria and Egypt, in the lands of Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, and Hamath, and in the coastlands and on the islands of the sea.Select Isaiah 11:11

12The Lord will raise a signal flag to show the nations that he is gathering together again the scattered people of Israel and Judah and bringing them back from the four corners of the earth.Select Isaiah 11:12

13The kingdom of Israel will not be jealous of Judah any more, and Judah will not be the enemy of Israel.Select Isaiah 11:13

14Together they will attack the Philistines on the west and plunder the people who live to the east. They will conquer the people of Edom and Moab, and the people of Ammon will obey them.Select Isaiah 11:14

15The Lord will dry up the Gulf of Suez, and he will bring a hot wind to dry up the Euphrates, leaving only seven tiny streams, so that anyone can walk across.Select Isaiah 11:15

16There will be a highway out of Assyria for those of his people Israel who have survived there, just as there was for their ancestors when they left Egypt.Select Isaiah 11:16