1A shoot <02415> will grow out <03318> of Jesse’s <03448> root stock <01503>, a bud <05342> will sprout <06509> from his roots <08328>.
2The Lord’s <03068> spirit <07307> will rest <05117> on <05921> him– a spirit <07307> that gives extraordinary <0998> wisdom <02451>, a spirit <07307> that provides the ability to execute <01369> plans <06098>, a spirit <07307> that produces absolute loyalty <03374> <01847> to the Lord <03068>.
3He will take delight <07306> in obeying <03374> the Lord <03068>. He will not <03808> judge <08199> by mere appearances <05869> <04758>, or make decisions <03198> on the basis of hearsay <0241> <04926>.
4He will treat <08199> the poor <01800> fairly <06664>, and make <03198> right decisions <04334> for the downtrodden <06035> of the earth <0776>. He will strike <05221> the earth <0776> with the rod <07626> of his mouth <08193> <07307> <06310>, and order the wicked <07563> to be executed <04191>.
5Justice <06664> will be <01961> like a belt <0232> around his waist <04975>, integrity <0530> will be like a belt <0232> around his hips <02504>.
6A wolf <02061> will reside <01481> with <05973> a lamb <03532>, and a leopard <05246> will lie down <07257> with <05973> a young goat <01423>; an ox <05695> and a young lion <03715> will graze <04806> together <03162>, as a small <06996> child <05288> leads <05090> them along.
7A cow <06510> and a bear <01677> will graze <07462> together <03162>, their young <03206> will lie down <07257> together. A lion <0738>, like an ox <01241>, will eat <0398> straw <08401>.
8A baby <03243> will play <08173> over <05921> the hole <02356> of a snake <06620>; over <05921> the nest <03975> of a serpent <06848> an infant <01580> will put <01911> his hand <03027>.
9They will no <03808> longer injure <07489> or <03808> destroy <07843> on my entire <03605> royal <06944> mountain <02022>. For <03588> there will be universal <04390> submission <01844> to the Lord’s <03069> sovereignty, just as the waters <04325> completely cover <03680> the sea <03220>.
10At that time <03117> a root <08328> from Jesse <03448> will stand <05975> like a signal flag <05251> for the nations <05971>. Nations <01471> will look to him for guidance <01875>, and his residence <04496> will be <01961> majestic <03519>.
11At that <01931> time <03117> the sovereign master <0136> will <01961> again <03254> lift <08145> his hand <03027> to reclaim <07069> the remnant <07605> of his people <05971> from Assyria <0804>, Egypt <04714>, Pathros <06624>, Cush <03568>, Elam <05867>, Shinar <08152>, Hamath <02574>, and the seacoasts <0339>.
12He will lift <05375> a signal flag <05251> for the nations <01471>; he will gather <0622> Israel’s <03478> dispersed <01760> people and assemble <06908> Judah’s <03063> scattered <05310> people from the four <0702> corners <03671> of the earth <0776>.
13Ephraim’s <0669> jealousy <07068> will end <05493>, and Judah’s <03063> hostility <06862> will be eliminated <03772>. Ephraim <0669> will no <03808> longer be jealous <07065> of Judah <03063>, and Judah <03063> will no <03808> longer be hostile <06887> toward Ephraim <0669>.
14They will swoop down <05774> on the Philistine <06430> hills <03802> to the west <03220>; together <03162> they will loot <0962> the <0853> people <01121> of the east <06924>. They will take over <03027> <04916> Edom <0123> and Moab <04124>, and the Ammonites <05983> <01121> will be their subjects <08085>.
15The Lord <03068> will divide <02763> the gulf <03956> of the Egyptian <04714> Sea <03220>; he will wave <05130> his hand <03027> over <05921> the Euphrates River <05104> and send a strong <05868> wind <07307>, he will turn it into seven <07651> dried-up <05221> streams <05158>, and enable them to walk across <01869> in their sandals <05275>.
16There will be <01961> a highway <04546> leading out <07604> of Assyria <0804> for the remnant <07605> of his people <05971>, just as there was <01961> for Israel <03478>, when <03117> they went up <05927> from the land <0776> of Egypt <04714>.