Isaiah 11

Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot
Yes, a new branch bearing fruit from the old root
And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him
The spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel
And might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord

He will delight in obeying the Lord
He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay
He will give justice to the poor and
Make fair decisions for the exploited
The earth will shake at the force of his word, and
One breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked
He will wear righteousness like a belt
And truth like an undergarment

In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together
The leopard will lie down with the baby goat
The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion
And a little child will lead them all
The cow will graze near the bear
The cub and the calf will lie down together
The lion will eat hay like a cow
The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra
Yes, a little child will put its hand in
A nest of deadly snakes without harm

Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain
For as the waters fill the sea, so the earth
Will be filled with people who know the Lord

In that day the heir to David's throne will
Be a banner of salvation to all the world

The nations will rally to him, and the land
Where he lives will be a glorious place
In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a
Second time to bring back the remnant of his people
Those who remain in Assyria and northern Egypt
In southern Egypt, Ethiopia and Elam

In Babylonia, Hamath, and all the distant coastlands
He will raise a flag among the nations
And assemble the exiles of Israel
He will gather the scattered people
Of Judah from the ends of the earth

Then at last the jealousy between Israel and Judah will end
They will not be rivals anymore
They will join forces to swoop down on Philistia to the west
Together they will attack and plunder the nations to the east
They will occupy the lands of Edom and Moab
And Ammon will obey them

The Lord will make a dry path through the gulf of the Red Sea
He will wave his hand over the Euphrates River
Sending a mighty wind to divide it into seven streams
So it can easily be crossed on foot
He will make a highway for the remnant of his people
The remnant coming from Assyria
Just as he did for Israel long ago when they returned from Egypt