The Root of Jesse
1And there shall come fortha rodout of the stemof Jesse,and a Branchshall growout of his roots:
2And the spiritof the LORDshall restupon him, the spiritof wisdomand understanding,the spiritof counseland might,the spiritof knowledgeand of the fearof the LORD;
3And shall make him of quick understandingin the fearof the LORD:and he shall not judgeafter the sightof his eyes,neither reproveafter the hearingof his ears:
4But with righteousnessshall he judgethe poor,and reprovewith equityfor the meekof the earth:and he shall smitethe earthwith the rodof his mouth,and with the breathof his lipsshall he slaythe wicked.
5And righteousnessshall be the girdleof his loins,and faithfulnessthe girdleof his reins.
6The wolfalso shall dwellwith the lamb,and the leopardshall lie downwith the kid;and the calfand the young lionand the fatlingtogether;and a littlechildshall leadthem.
7And the cowand the bearshall feed;their young onesshall lie downtogether:and the lionshall eatstrawlike the ox.
8And the sucking childshall playon the holeof the asp,and the weaned childshall puthis handon the cockatrice'den.
9They shall not hurtnor destroyin all my holymountain:for the earthshall be fullof the knowledgeof the LORD,as the waterscoverthe sea.
10And in that daythere shall be a rootof Jesse,which shall standfor an ensignof the people;to it shall the Gentilesseek:and his restshall be glorious.
11And it shall come to pass in that day,[that] the Lordshall sethis handagainthe second timeto recoverthe remnantof 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 islandsof the sea.
12And he shall set upan ensignfor the nations,and shall assemblethe outcastsof Israel,and gather togetherthe dispersedof Judahfrom the fourcornersof the earth.
13The envyalso of Ephraimshall depart,and the adversariesof Judahshall be cut off:Ephraimshall not envyJudah,and Judahshall not vexEphraim.
14But they shall flyupon the shouldersof the Philistinestoward the west;they shall spoilthemof the easttogether:they shall laytheir handupon Edomand Moab;and the childrenof Ammonshall obeythem.
15And the LORDshall utterly destroythe tongueof the Egyptiansea;and with his mightywindshall he shakehis handover the river,and shall smiteit in the sevenstreams,and make [men] go overdryshod.
16And there shall be an highwayfor the remnantof his people,whichshall be left,from Assyria;like as it was to Israelin the daythat he came upout of the landof Egypt.
