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Isaiah 11:3
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KJ21
and shall make Him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord; and He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of His ears.
ASV
And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;
AMP
And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;
AMPC
And shall make Him of quick understanding, and His delight shall be in the reverential and obedient fear of the Lord. And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, neither decide by the hearing of His ears;
BRG
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
CSB
His delight will be in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, he will not execute justice by what he hears with his ears,
CSBA
His delight will be in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, he will not execute justice by what he hears with his ears,
CEB
He will delight in fearing the Lord. He won’t judge by appearances, nor decide by hearsay.
CJB
he will be inspired by fearing Adonai. He will not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear,
CEV
His greatest joy will be to obey the Lord. This king won't judge by appearances or listen to rumors.
DARBY
And his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears;
DRA
And he shall be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
ERV
He will find joy in obeying the Lord. This king will not judge people by the way things look. He will not judge by listening to rumors.
EASY
To obey the Lord will make him very happy. He will not judge people because of what he sees with his eyes. He will not judge them because of what he hears about them with his ears.
EHV
He will be delighted with the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, nor will he render decisions based on what he hears with his ears,
ESV
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
ESVUK
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
EXB
·This king will be glad to [L He will gladly/with delight] ·obey [revere; fear] the Lord. He will not judge by ·the way things look [appearances; L the vision of his eyes] or decide by ·what he hears [L the hearing of his ears].
GNV
And shall make him prudent in the fear of the Lord: for he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove by the hearing of his ears.
GW
He will gladly bear the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear.
GNT
and find pleasure in obeying him. He will not judge by appearance or hearsay;
HCSB
His delight will be in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what He sees with His eyes, He will not execute justice by what He hears with His ears,
ICB
This king will be glad to obey the Lord. He will not judge by the way things look. He will not judge by what people say.
ISV
His delight will be in the fear of the Lord. He won’t judge by what his eyes see, nor decide disputes by what his ears hear,
JUB
and shall make him of quick olfaction in the fear of the LORD; and he shall not judge according to the sight of his eyes, neither reprove according to the hearing of his ears:
KJV
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
AKJV
and shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
LSB
And He will delight in the fear of Yahweh, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor render a decision by what His ears hear;
LEB
And his breath is in the fear of Yahweh. And he shall judge not by his eyesight, and he shall rebuke not by what he hears with his ears.
TLB
His delight will be obedience to the Lord. He will not judge by appearance, false evidence, or hearsay,
MSG
A green Shoot will sprout from Jesse’s stump, from his roots a budding Branch. The life-giving Spirit of God will hover over him, the Spirit that brings wisdom and understanding, The Spirit that gives direction and builds strength, the Spirit that instills knowledge and Fear-of-God. Fear-of-God will be all his joy and delight. He won’t judge by appearances, won’t decide on the basis of hearsay. He’ll judge the needy by what is right, render decisions on earth’s poor with justice. His words will bring everyone to awed attention. A mere breath from his lips will topple the wicked. Each morning he’ll pull on sturdy work clothes and boots, and build righteousness and faithfulness in the land.
MEV
He shall delight in the fear of the Lord, and he shall not judge by what his eyes see, nor reprove by what his ears hear;
NOG
He will gladly bear the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear.
NABRE
and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord. Not by appearance shall he judge, nor by hearsay shall he decide,
NASB
And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;
NASB1995
And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
NCB
and his delight will be the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by outward appearances or reach a verdict based on hearsay.
NCV
This king will be glad to obey the Lord. He will not judge by the way things look or decide by what he hears.
NET
He will take delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.
NIRV
The Branch will take delight in respecting the Lord. He will not judge things only by the way they look. He won’t make decisions based simply on what people say.
NIV
and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;
NIVUK
and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;
NKJV
His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
NLV
He will be glad in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what His eyes see, or decide by what His ears hear.
NLT
He will delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay.
NRSVA
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;
NRSVACE
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;
NRSVCE
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;
NRSVUE
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear,
OJB
And His delight shall be in the Yir’at Hashem: and He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of His ears:
RGT
and shall make Him prudent in the fear of the LORD. For He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes, nor rebuke by the hearing of His ears.
RSV
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;
RSVCE
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;
TLV
His delight will be in the fear of Adonai. He will not judge by what His eyes see, nor decide by what His ears hear.
VOICE
He will take pleasure in honoring the Eternal. He will determine fairness and equity; He will consider more than what meets the eye, And weigh in more than what he’s told.
WEB
His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;
WYC
and the spirit of the dread of the Lord shall fill him. He shall deem not by the sight of eyes, neither he shall reprove, either convict, by the hearing of ears; (and the spirit of the fear of the Lord shall fill him/and the spirit of reverence for the Lord shall fill him. He shall not judge by the sight of his eyes, nor shall he rebuke, or convict, by the hearing of his ears;)
YLT
To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.
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