Isaiah 11:4

New American Bible - revised edition

But he shall judge the poor with justice, and decide fairly for the land’s afflicted. He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:15

David was king over all Israel; he dispensed justice and right to all his people.

Job 15:30

A flame shall sear his early growth, and with the wind his blossoms shall disappear.

Job 4:9

By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his wrath they are consumed.

Psalm 110:2

The scepter of your might: the Lord extends your strong scepter from Zion. Have dominion over your enemies!

Psalm 18:8

The earth rocked and shook; the foundations of the mountains trembled; they shook as his wrath flared up.

Psalm 2:9

With an iron rod you will shepherd them, like a potter’s vessel you will shatter them.”

Psalm 76:10

When you arose, O God, for judgment to save the afflicted of the land. Selah

Isaiah 1:17

learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.

Isaiah 13:11

Thus I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their guilt. I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant, the insolence of tyrants I will humble.

Isaiah 14:30

In my pastures the poor shall graze, and the needy lie down in safety; But I will kill your root with famine that shall slay even your remnant.

Isaiah 16:5

A throne shall be set up in mercy, and on it shall sit in fidelity, in David’s tent, A judge upholding right, prompt to do justice.

Isaiah 2:4

He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.

Isaiah 26:6

The feet of the needy trample on it— the feet of the poor.

Isaiah 29:19

The lowly shall again find joy in the Lord, the poorest rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 3:14

The Lord enters into judgment with the people’s elders and princes: You, you who have devoured the vineyard; the loot wrested from the poor is in your houses.

Isaiah 30:28

Breath like an overflowing torrent that reaches up to the neck! He will winnow the nations with a destructive winnowing and bridle the jaws of the peoples to send them astray.

Isaiah 30:31

For at the voice of the Lord, Assyria will be shattered, as he strikes with the rod;

Isaiah 30:33

For his tophet has long been ready, truly it is prepared for the king; His firepit made both deep and wide, with fire and firewood in abundance, And the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, setting it afire.

Isaiah 32:1

See, a king will reign justly and princes will rule rightly.

Isaiah 32:7

The deceits of the deceiver are evil, he plans devious schemes: To ruin the poor with lies, and the needy when they plead their case.

Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he it is who will save us.

Isaiah 40:7

The grass withers, the flower wilts, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it.” “Yes, the people is grass!

Isaiah 49:2

He made my mouth like a sharp-edged sword, concealed me, shielded by his hand. He made me a sharpened arrow, in his quiver he hid me.

Isaiah 61:1

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted, to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, release to the prisoners,

Isaiah 9:7

The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it falls upon Israel;

Jeremiah 33:15

In those days, at that time, I will make a just shoot spring up for David; he shall do what is right and just in the land.

Jeremiah 5:28

fat and sleek. They pass over wicked deeds; justice they do not defend By advancing the claim of the orphan or judging the cause of the poor.

Hosea 6:5

For this reason I struck them down through the prophets, I killed them by the words of my mouth; my judgment shines forth like the light.

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who have observed his law; Seek justice, seek humility; Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.

Matthew 11:5

the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.

Matthew 5:5

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.

Acts 9:1

Now Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I myself, Paul, urge you through the gentleness and clemency of Christ, I who am humble when face to face with you, but brave toward you when absent,

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord [Jesus] will kill with the breath of his mouth and render powerless by the manifestation of his coming,

Titus 3:2

They are to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, exercising all graciousness toward everyone.

James 3:13

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show his works by a good life in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Revelation 1:16

In his right hand he held seven stars. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth, and his face shone like the sun at its brightest.

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw the heavens opened, and there was a white horse; its rider was [called] “Faithful and True.” He judges and wages war in righteousness.

Revelation 19:15

Out of his mouth came a sharp sword to strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod, and he himself will tread out in the wine press the wine of the fury and wrath of God the almighty.

Revelation 2:16

Therefore, repent. Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.