Isaiah 11:1
What does Isaiah 11:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 11:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And there will come a rod out of the broken tree of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will give fruit.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And a rod hath come out from the stock of Jesse, And a branch from his roots is fruitful.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall be fruitful;
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 33:15
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.
- Isaiah 53:2
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
- Isaiah 4:2
In that day shall the branch of Jehovah be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
- Luke 2:23
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
- Ruth 4:17
And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
- 1 Samuel 17:58
And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.
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