The Righteous Reign of the Branch
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There a shall come forth a Rod from the stem of b Jesse,
And c a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
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d 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.
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His delight is in the fear of the LORD,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
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But e with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall f strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
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Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
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"The g wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.
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The cow and the bear shall graze;
Their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
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The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole,
And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den.
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h They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
For i the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD
As the waters cover the sea.
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"And j in that day k there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a l banner to the people;
For the m Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious."
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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 who are left,
n From Assyria and Egypt,
From Pathros and Cush,
From Elam and Shinar,
From Hamath and the islands of the sea.
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He will set up a banner for the nations,
And will assemble the outcasts of Israel,
And gather together o the dispersed of Judah
From the four corners of the earth.
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Also p the envy of Ephraim shall depart,
And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
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But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west;
Together they shall plunder the people of the East;
q They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab;
And the people of Ammon shall obey them.
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The LORD r will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt;
With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River,
And strike it in the seven streams,
And make men cross over dry-shod.
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s There will be a highway for the remnant of His people
Who will be left from Assyria,
t As it was for Israel
In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.
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Cross References
Zechariah 6:12
Then speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, saying: "Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, And He shall build the temple of the LORD.
Revelation 5:5
But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.
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Cross References
Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 11:10
"And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious."
Matthew 1:5
Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse.
Acts 13:23
From this man's seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior - Jesus -
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Cross References
Isaiah 4:2
In that day the Branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious; And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing For those of Israel who have escaped.
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Isaiah 42:1
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Isaiah 48:16
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Isaiah 61:1
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Matthew 3:16
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Mark 1:10
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Luke 3:22
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John 1:32
And John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spiri...
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Cross References
Revelation 19:11
Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
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Job 4:9
By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.
Isaiah 30:28
His breath is like an overflowing stream, Which reaches up to the neck, To sift the nations with the sieve of futility; And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, Causing them to err.
Isaiah 30:33
For Tophet was established of old, Yes, for the king it is prepared. He has made it deep and large; Its pyre is fire with much wood; The breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, Kindles it.
Malachi 4:6
And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.
2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.
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Cross References
Hosea 2:18
In that day I will make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, With the birds of the air, And with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, To make them lie down safely.
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Cross References
Job 5:23
For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," Says the LORD.
Ezekiel 34:25
I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
Hosea 2:18
In that day I will make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, With the birds of the air, And with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, To make them lie down safely.
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Cross References
Psalms 98:2
The LORD has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations.
Psalms 98:3
He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 45:6
That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.
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Isaiah 2:11
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
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Isaiah 11:1
There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
Romans 15:12
And again, Isaiah says: "There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.
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Cross References
Isaiah 27:12
And it shall come to pass in that day That the LORD will thresh, From the channel of the River to the Brook of Egypt; And you will be gathered one by one, O you children of Israel.
Isaiah 27:13
So it shall be in that day: The great trumpet will be blown; They will come, who are about to perish in the land of Assyria, And they who are outcasts in the land of Egypt, And shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
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Romans 15:10
And again he says: "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!
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Isaiah 19:23 - 25
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians.
Hosea 11:11
They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt, Like a dove from the land of Assyria. And I will let them dwell in their houses," Says the LORD.
Zechariah 10:10
I will also bring them back from the land of Egypt, And gather them from Assyria. I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, Until no more room is found for them.
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Cross References
John 7:35
Then the Jews said among themselves, "Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
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Cross References
Isaiah 9:21
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Jeremiah 3:18
In those days the house of Judah shall walk wit...
Ezekiel 37:16
"As for you, son of man, take a stick for yours...
Ezekiel 37:17
Then join them one to another for yourself into...
Ezekiel 37:22
And I will make them one nation in the land, on...
Hosea 1:11
Then the children of Judah and the children of ...
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Cross References
Isaiah 63:1
Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength? - "I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Daniel 11:41
He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon.
Joel 3:19
Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land.
Amos 9:12
That they may possess the remnant of Edom, And all the Gentiles who are called by My name," Says the LORD who does this thing.
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Isaiah 50:2
Why, when I came, was there no man? Why, when I called, was there none to answer? Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Indeed with My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink because there is no water, And die of thirst.
Isaiah 51:10
Are You not the One who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; That made the depths of the sea a road For the redeemed to cross over?
Isaiah 51:11
So the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness; Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Zechariah 10:10
I will also bring them back from the land of Egypt, And gather them from Assyria. I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, Until no more room is found for them.
Zechariah 10:11
He shall pass through the sea with affliction, And strike the waves of the sea: All the depths of the River shall dry up. Then the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, And the scepter of Egypt shall depart.
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Isaiah 19:23
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians.
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Exodus 14:29
But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
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