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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,
but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
    and decide with equity for[a] earth’s poor.[b]
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,[c]
    and the wicked will be killed[d] with the breath of his lips.
Righteousness will be the sash around his loins,
    and faithfulness the belt around his waist.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read for the
  2. Isaiah 11:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read humble
  3. Isaiah 11:4 I.e. by pronouncing judgment
  4. Isaiah 11:4 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsaa corrector MT LXX read he will kill the wicked

and he will delight in the fear(A) of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,(B)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;(C)
but with righteousness(D) he will judge the needy,(E)
    with justice(F) he will give decisions for the poor(G) of the earth.
He will strike(H) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(I)
    with the breath(J) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(K)
Righteousness will be his belt(L)
    and faithfulness(M) the sash around his waist.(N)

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