Isaiah 11 - Easy To Read Version

¹ A small tree (child) will begin to grow from the stump (family) of Jesse. {\cf2\super [133]} That branch will grow from Jesse’s roots.

² The Lord’s Spirit will be in that child. The Spirit gives wisdom, understanding, guidance, and power. And the Spirit \{will help this child\} know and respect the Lord.

^3-5 This child will respect the Lord, and this will make the child happy.

⁶ At that time, wolves will live in peace with lambs. And tigers will lie down in peace with young goats. Calves, lions, and bulls will live together in peace. A little child will lead them.

⁷ Cows and bears will live together in peace. All of their children will lie down together and will not hurt each other. Lions will eat hay like cows. Even snakes will not hurt people.

⁸ A baby will be able to play near a cobra’s {\cf2\super [134]} home. A baby will be able to put his hand into the home of a poisonous snake.

⁹ \{All these things show that there will be peace\}—no person will hurt any other person. People on my holy mountain will not want to destroy things. Why? Because people will truly know the Lord. They will be full of knowledge \{about him\} like the sea is full of water.

¹⁰ At that time, there will be a special person from Jesse’s {\cf2\super [135]} family. This person will be like a flag. This “flag” will show all the nations that they should come together around him. The nations will ask him the things they should do. And the place where he is will be filled with glory.

¹¹ At that time, my Master (God) will again reach out and take his people that are left. This will be the second time God has done this. \{(These are God’s people that are left in countries like Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and all the faraway countries around the world.)

¹² God will raise this “flag” as a sign for all people. The people of Israel and Judah were forced to leave their country. The people were scattered to all the faraway places on earth. But God will gather them together.

¹³ At that time, Ephraim (Israel) will not be jealous of Judah. Judah will have no enemies left. And Judah will not cause trouble for Ephraim.

¹⁴ But Ephraim and Judah will attack the Philistines. {\cf2\super [136]} These two nations will be like birds flying down to catch a small animal. Together, they will take the riches from the people in the east. Ephraim and Judah will control Edom, Moab, {\cf2\super [137]} and the people in Ammon. {\cf2\super [138]}

¹⁵ The Lord became angry and divided the sea of Egypt. \{In the same way,\} the Lord will wave his arm over the Euphrates River. He will hit the river, and the river will divide into seven small rivers. The small rivers will not be deep—people will be able to walk across those rivers with their shoes on.

¹⁶ God’s people that are left will have a way to leave Assyria. It will be like the time God took the people out of Egypt.