Isaiah 11:3
New International Version
and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;

New Living Translation
He will delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay.

English Standard Version
And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,

Berean Standard Bible
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,

King James Bible
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

New King James Version
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;

New American Standard Bible
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;

NASB 1995
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;

NASB 1977
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;

Legacy Standard Bible
And He will delight in the fear of Yahweh, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor render a decision by what His ears hear;

Amplified Bible
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;

Christian Standard Bible
His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, he will not execute justice by what he hears with his ears,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what He sees with His eyes, He will not execute justice by what He hears with His ears,

American Standard Version
And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he shall shine with the awesomeness of LORD JEHOVAH, and he shall not judge as his eyes see, and he shall not rebuke as his ears hear

Brenton Septuagint Translation
the spirit of the fear of God. He shall not judge according to appearance, nor reprove according to report:

Contemporary English Version
His greatest joy will be to obey the LORD. This king won't judge by appearances or listen to rumors.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.

English Revised Version
And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will gladly bear the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear.

Good News Translation
and find pleasure in obeying him. He will not judge by appearance or hearsay;

International Standard Version
His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He won't judge by what his eyes see, nor decide disputes by what his ears hear,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD; And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, Neither decide after the hearing of his ears;

Literal Standard Version
To refresh Him in the fear of YHWH, | And He does not judge by the sight of His eyes, | Nor decides by the hearing of His ears.

Majority Standard Bible
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,

New American Bible
and his delight shall be the fear of the LORD. Not by appearance shall he judge, nor by hearsay shall he decide,

NET Bible
He will take delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.

New Revised Standard Version
His delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;

New Heart English Bible
His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;

Webster's Bible Translation
And will make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he will not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

World English Bible
His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;

Young's Literal Translation
To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.

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Context
The Root of Jesse
2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. 3And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, 4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.…

Cross References
John 2:25
He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

John 7:24
Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly."

Isaiah 33:6
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion's treasure.

Ezekiel 45:8
This land will be his possession in Israel. And My princes will no longer oppress My people, but will give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

Micah 4:3
Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.


Treasury of Scripture

And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

shall make him

Isaiah 33:6
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

Proverbs 2:5,9
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God…

Luke 2:52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

understanding.

Job 12:11
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

Job 34:3
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

Philippians 1:9,10
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; …

and he shall not

1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

2 Samuel 14:17
Then thine handmaid 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 the LORD thy God will be with thee.

1 Kings 3:9,28
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? …

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Isaiah 11
1. The peaceable kingdom of the Branch out of the root of Jesse
10. The victorious restoration of Israel, and vocation of the Gentiles.














(3) And shall make him of quick understanding . . .--Better, he shall draw his breath in the fear of the Lord. It shall be, as it were, the very air in which he lives and breathes. Some commentators, however, interpret he shall find a sweet savour. The Hebrew word rendered "understanding" means primarily, as the margin shows, "scent" or "smell," either as the organ or the object of perception.

He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes . . .--Earthly kings are apt to judge "according to the appearance" (John 7:24), and the reports of interested or corrupt advisers, but the true King shall "know what is in man" (John 2:25), and judge righteous judgment.

Verse 3. - And shall make him of quick understanding. This rendering of the original, though defended by Dr. Kay, is quite without support from any other passage where the same word is used. Modern writers almost all translate, either "the breath of his nostrils shall be in the fear of the Lord" (Herder, Ewald, Meier, Cheyne), or "a sweet savor shall he find in the fear of the Lord" (Gesenius, Delitzsch, Rosenmüller, Knobel). He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes. "God sooth the heart." Our Lord "knew men's thoughts" (Matthew 9:4, etc.), and therefore did not need to "judge according to the appearance" (John 7:24). Thus his judgments were always righteous.

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Hebrew
And He will delight
וַהֲרִיח֖וֹ (wa·hă·rî·ḥōw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7306: Accept, smell, touch, make of quick understanding

in the fear
בְּיִרְאַ֣ת (bə·yir·’aṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence

of the LORD.
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

He will not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

judge
יִשְׁפּ֔וֹט (yiš·pō·wṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

by what His eyes
עֵינָיו֙ (‘ê·nāw)
Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

see,
לְמַרְאֵ֤ה (lə·mar·’êh)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4758: Sight, appearance, vision

and He will not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

decide
יוֹכִֽיחַ׃ (yō·w·ḵî·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict

by what His ears
אָזְנָ֖יו (’ā·zə·nāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear

hear,
לְמִשְׁמַ֥ע (lə·miš·ma‘)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4926: Something heard


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