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Atomic Bible
Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—
from The Root of Jesse, Isaiah 11:1-16
What it says

The Spirit of the LORD rests on Him with wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and fear of the LORD.

What it is doing

This verse defines the ruler by the fullness of divine empowerment.

In context

1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, 2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— 3And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. 4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, 5Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, 6The wolf will live with the lamb, 7The cow will graze with the bear, 8The infant will play by the cobra’s den, 9They will neither harm nor destroy 10On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious. 11On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. 12He will raise a banner for the nations 13Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, 14They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; 15The LORD will devote to destruction 16There will be a highway for the remnant of His people