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The nursing child will play
    over the hole of the cobra,
        and the weaned child will put his hand on vipers’ dens.[a]
They will neither harm nor destroy
    on[b] my holy mountain;
for the earth will be full
    of the knowledge[c] of the Lord,[d]
        as the waters cover the sea.”

Israel Regathered

10 At that time,[e] as to[f] the root of Jesse, who will be standing as a banner for the peoples, the nations will rally to him, and his resting place is[g] glorious.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:8 So 1QIsaa; MT reads a viper’s den; LXX reads a den of vipers
  2. Isaiah 11:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; 4QIsac MT read on all
  3. Isaiah 11:9 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsac LXX read to know
  4. Isaiah 11:9 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsac reads of glory; cf. Hab 2:14
  5. Isaiah 11:10 Lit. day
  6. Isaiah 11:10 1QIsaa MT lack as to
  7. Isaiah 11:10 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsac MT LXX read place will be

The infant(A) will play near the cobra’s den,
    and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s(B) nest.
They will neither harm nor destroy(C)
    on all my holy mountain,(D)
for the earth(E) will be filled with the knowledge(F) of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

10 In that day(G) the Root of Jesse(H) will stand as a banner(I) for the peoples; the nations(J) will rally to him,(K) and his resting place(L) will be glorious.(M)

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