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The King who brings peace

11 A descendant of Jesse will appear, like a new branch that grows from a tree stump. The roots of the tree will give new fruit![a]

The Spirit of the Lord will be with him.

The Spirit will make him wise,
    so that he understands things.
The Spirit will show him what is right,
    and he will have the power to do it.
The Spirit will cause him to know the Lord
    and to serve him truly.

To obey the Lord will make him very happy. He will not judge people because of what he sees with his eyes. He will not judge them because of what he hears about them with his ears.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:1 Jesse was the father of King David. The stump of a tree is the part that remains in the ground after the tree has been cut down. It still has roots that go into the ground.