Isaiah 11:4

American Standard Version (1901)

but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשָׁפַ֤ט בְּצֶ֙דֶק֙ דַּלִּ֔ים וְהוֹכִ֥יחַ בְּמִישׁ֖וֹר לְעַנְוֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְהִֽכָּה־אֶ֙רֶץ֙ בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט פִּ֔יו וּבְר֥וּחַ שְׂפָתָ֖יו יָמִ֥ית רָשָֽׁע׃

Transliteration

wə-šāpaṭ bə-ṣedeq dallîm wə-hôkîaḥ bə-mîšôr lə-'anwēy-'āreṣ wə-hikkâh-'ereṣ bə-šēbeṭ pîw ûbə-rûaḥ śəpātāyw yāmît rāšā'

Grammar Details

• *wə-šāpaṭ*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will judge
• *bə-ṣedeq*: preposition + masculine singular noun - in righteousness
• *dallîm*: masculine plural adjective - poor/weak ones
• *wə-hôkîaḥ*: conjunction + Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will decide/reprove
• *bə-mîšôr*: preposition + masculine singular noun - with equity/fairness
• *lə-'anwēy*: preposition + masculine plural construct - for meek/humble ones of
• *'āreṣ*: feminine singular noun - earth/land
• *wə-hikkâh*: conjunction + Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will strike
• *'ereṣ*: feminine singular noun - earth/land
• *bə-šēbeṭ*: preposition + masculine singular construct - with rod of
• *pîw*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth
• *ûbə-rûaḥ*: conjunction + preposition + feminine singular construct - and with breath of
• *śəpātāyw*: feminine dual noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his lips
• *yāmît*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will kill/slay
• *rāšā'*: masculine singular adjective - wicked/guilty one

Word Meanings

• *šāpaṭ*: judge/govern/vindicate
• *ṣedeq*: righteousness/justice
• *dallîm*: poor/weak/needy/helpless ones
• *hôkîaḥ*: decide/reprove/arbitrate/rebuke
• *mîšôr*: equity/fairness/levelness/straightness
• *'anwēy*: meek/humble/afflicted/poor ones
• *hikkâh*: strike/smite/hit/beat
• *šēbeṭ*: rod/staff/scepter/tribe
• *rûaḥ*: breath/wind/spirit
• *yāmît*: will kill/will slay/will put to death
• *rāšā'*: wicked/guilty/criminal one

Referenced Verses

• Job 4:9 : 9 By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.
• Mal 4:6 : 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers; lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
• 2 Thess 2:8 : 8 And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming;
• Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;
• Ps 2:9 : 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
• Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save. 14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:
• Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
• Isa 16:5 : 5 And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.
• Isa 29:19 : 19 The meek also shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 30:33 : 33 For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
• Isa 32:1 : 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
• Titus 3:2 : 2 to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.
• Jer 33:15 : 15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• Rev 19:15 : 15 And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
• Zeph 2:3 : 3 Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger.
• Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
• Rev 1:16 : 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
• Rev 2:16 : 16 Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
• Rev 19:11 : 11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
• Matt 5:5 : 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
• Matt 11:5 : 5 the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them.
• Acts 9:1 : 1 But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
• 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:
• Gal 5:23 : 23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
• Ps 72:1-4 : 1 [[ A Psalm] of Solomon]. Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son. 2 He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness. 4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
• Jer 5:28 : 28 They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
• Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
• Ps 82:2-4 : 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? {{Selah 3 Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. 4 Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
• Ps 110:2 : 2 Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
• Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.
• Isa 1:17 : 17 learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
• Isa 3:14 : 14 Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses:
• Ps 18:8 : 8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
• 2 Sam 8:15 : 15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.
• 2 Sam 23:2-4 : 2 The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me, And his word was upon my tongue. 3 The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God, 4 [ He shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, [When] the tender grass [springeth] out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain.
• 1 Kgs 10:8-9 : 8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom. 9 Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because Jehovah loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do justice and righteousness.