Holy Scripture

Isaiah 11:3

A church father on this verse
“The Scripture says that these enumerated powers of the Spirit have come on Him, not because He stood in need of them, but because they would rest in Him, i.e., would find their accomplishment in Him, so that there would be no more prophets in your nation after the ancient custom: and this fact you plainly perceive. Fo…”
Justin Martyr, 2th c. — Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter LXXXVII

Source: Septuagint

Original

3the spirit of the fear of God. He shall not judge according to appearance, nor reprove according to report:

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In context

1And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a blossom shall come up from his root:

2and the Spirit of God shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and godliness shall fill him;

— Isaiah 11:3 —

4but he shall judge the cause of the lowly, and shall reprove the lowly of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the word of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he destroy the ungodly one.

5And he shall have his loins girded with righteousness, and his sides clothed with truth.

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