Isaiah 11:4

New International Version

but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:15

David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.

Job 15:30

He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

Job 4:9

At the breath of God they perish; at the blast of his anger they are no more.

Psalm 110:2

The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!”

Psalm 18:8

Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.

Psalm 2:9

You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”

Psalm 76:10

Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.

Isaiah 13:11

I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.

Isaiah 14:30

The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine; it will slay your survivors.

Isaiah 16:5

In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house of David— one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.

Isaiah 2:4

He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.

Isaiah 26:6

Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.

Isaiah 29:19

Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 3:14

The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.

Isaiah 30:28

His breath is like a rushing torrent, rising up to the neck. He shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction; he places in the jaws of the peoples a bit that leads them astray.

Isaiah 30:31

The voice of the Lord will shatter Assyria; with his rod he will strike them down.

Isaiah 30:33

Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its fire pit has been made deep and wide, with an abundance of fire and wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.

Isaiah 32:1

See, a king will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice.

Isaiah 32:7

Scoundrels use wicked methods, they make up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

Isaiah 33:22

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

Isaiah 40:7

The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass.

Isaiah 49:2

He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,

Isaiah 9:7

Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.

Jeremiah 33:15

“ ‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land.

Jeremiah 5:28

and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not seek justice. They do not promote the case of the fatherless; they do not defend the just cause of the poor.

Hosea 6:5

Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth— then my judgments go forth like the sun.

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.

Malachi 4:6

He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.”

Matthew 11:5

The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.

Matthew 5:5

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

Acts 9:1

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest

2 Corinthians 10:1

By the humility and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away!

Galatians 5:23

gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

Titus 3:2

to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.

James 3:13

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Revelation 1:16

In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

Revelation 19:11

I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.

Revelation 19:15

Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.

Revelation 2:16

Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.