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Isaiah 11

Isa. 11:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And shall make him of quick βunderstanding
ruwach (Hebrew #7306)
properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)
KJV usage: accept, smell, X touch, make of quick understanding.
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: a primitive root
in the fear
yir'ah (Hebrew #3374)
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
KJV usage: X dreadful, X exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
Pronounce: yir-aw'
Origin: feminine of 3373
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
: and he shall not judge
shaphat (Hebrew #8199)
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.
Pronounce: shaw-fat'
Origin: a primitive root
after the sight
mar'eh (Hebrew #4758)
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
KJV usage: X apparently, appearance(-reth), X as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.
Pronounce: mar-eh'
Origin: from 7200
of his eyes
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
, neither reprove
yakach (Hebrew #3198)
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
KJV usage: appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.
Pronounce: yaw-kahh'
Origin: a primitive root
after the hearing
mishma` (Hebrew #4926)
a report
KJV usage: hearing.
Pronounce: mish-maw'
Origin: from 8085
of his ears
'ozen (Hebrew #241)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
KJV usage: + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
Pronounce: o'-zen
Origin: from 238
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scent, or, smell.

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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shall make him.
Isa. 33:6• 6And the riches of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times: the fear of Jehovah [shall be] his treasure. (Isa. 33:6)
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Prov. 2:5,9• 5Then shalt thou apprehend the fear of Jehovah,{HR}And find the knowledge of God.
 9Then thou shalt understand righteousness{HR}And judgment and equity—every good path. (Prov. 2:5,9)
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Luke 2:52• 52And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature and in favour with God and men. (Luke 2:52)
understanding.
Heb. scent.
or, smell.
Job 12:11• 11Doth not the ear try words,{HR}As the palate tasteth food for itself? (Job 12:11)
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Job 34:3• 3For the ear trieth words, and the palate tasteth food. (Job 34:3)
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Phil. 1:9‑10• 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,
 10that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be pure and without offense against [the] day of Christ, (Phil. 1:9‑10)
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Heb. 5:14• 14But solid food belongeth to perfect, those that on account of habit have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil. (Heb. 5:14)
and he shall not.
1 Sam. 16:7• 7But Jehovah said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth; for man looketh upon the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh upon the heart. (1 Sam. 16:7)
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2 Sam. 14:17• 17And thy bondmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore Jehovah thy God will be with thee. (2 Sam. 14:17)
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1 Kings 3:9,28• 9Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?
 28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice. (1 Kings 3:9,28)
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John 7:24• 24Judge not according to sight, but judge the righteous judgment. (John 7:24)
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John 8:15‑16• 15Ye judge according to the flesh, I judge no one.
 16And if also I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. (John 8:15‑16)
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1 Cor. 2:13‑15• 13which things also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in [those] taught by [the] Spirit, communicating spiritual things by spiritual [words].
 14But [the] natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he cannot know [them] because they are spiritually examined;
 15but the spiritual [man] examineth all things, while he himself is examined by no one. (1 Cor. 2:13‑15)
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1 Cor. 4:3‑5• 3but to me it amounteth to very little that I be examined by you, or by man's day.
 4Nay, I do not examine even myself, for I am conscious to myself of nothing, yet I am not justified by this, but he that examineth me is the Lord.
 5So then judge nothing prematurely until the Lord shall have come, who shall both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then shall each have his praise from God. (1 Cor. 4:3‑5)
• {v.3-5} Moreover He will not be dependent, as are human judges, on external things; on what He sees or hears; since He will possess that “quick understanding”, which will give Him that intuitive knowledge, which springs from His Divine nature, so that His actions, whether in favor of the poor and meek or against the wicked, will be marked by absolute righteousness. At last an age of righteousness will have dawned. (“Isaiah 11” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And his delighte will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprovef after the hearing of his ears;

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "his scent."
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Or "set right," or "maintain the right for." see ch. 2.4, and Prov. 9.8.

W. Kelly Translation

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and his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah: and he will not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: