11The royal line of David is like a tree that has been cut down; but just as new branches sprout from a stump, so a new king will arise from among David's descendants.H3318H2415H1503H3448H5342H6509H83282The spirit of the LORD will give him wisdom and the knowledge and skill to rule his people. He will know the LORD's will and honor him,H7307H3068H5117H7307H2451H998H7307H6098H1369H7307H1847H3374H30683and find pleasure in obeying him. He will not judge by appearance or hearsay;H7306H3374H3068H8199H4758H5869H3198H4926H2414he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die.H6664H8199H1800H3198H4334H6035H776H5221H776H7626H6310H7307H8193H4191H75635He will rule his people with justice and integrity.H6664H232H4975H530H232H25046Wolves and sheep will live together in peace, and leopards will lie down with young goats. Calves and lion cubs will feed together, and little children will take care of them.H2061H1481H3532H5246H7257H1423H5695H3715H4806H3162H6996H5288H50907Cows and bears will eat together, and their calves and cubs will lie down in peace. Lions will eat straw as cattle do.H6510H1677H7462H3206H7257H3162H738H398H8401H12418Even a baby will not be harmed if it plays near a poisonous snake.H3243H8173H2352H6620H1580H1911H3027H6848H39759On Zion, God's sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil. The land will be as full of knowledge of the LORD as the seas are full of water.H7489H7843H6944H2022H776H4390H1844H3068H4325H3680H3220
The Exiled People Will Return
10A day is coming when the new king from the royal line of David will be a symbol to the nations. They will gather in his royal city and give him honor.H3117H8328H3448H5975H5251H5971H1471H1875H4496H351911When that day comes, the Lord will once again use his power and bring back home those of his people who are left in Assyria and Egypt, in the lands of Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, and Hamath, and in the coastlands and on the islands of the sea.H3117H136H3254H3027H3254H8145H7069H7605H5971H7604H804H4714H6624H3568H5867H8152H2574H339H322012The Lord will raise a signal flag to show the nations that he is gathering together again the scattered people of Israel and Judah and bringing them back from the four corners of the earth.H5375H5251H1471H622H1760H3478H6908H5310H3063H702H3671H77613The kingdom of Israel will not be jealous of Judah any more, and Judah will not be the enemy of Israel.H7068H669H5493H6887H3063H3772H669H7065H3063H3063H6887H66914Together they will attack the Philistines on the west and plunder the people who live to the east. They will conquer the people of Edom and Moab, and the people of Ammon will obey them.H5774H3802H6430H3220H962H1121H6924H3162H4916H3027H123H4124H1121H5983H492815The LORD will dry up the Gulf of Suez, and he will bring a hot wind to dry up the Euphrates, leaving only seven tiny streams, so that anyone can walk across.H3068H2763H3956H4714H3220H5868H7307H5130H3027H5104H5221H7651H5158H1869H527516There will be a highway out of Assyria for those of his people Israel who have survived there, just as there was for their ancestors when they left Egypt.H4546H7605H5971H834H7604H804H3478H3117H5927H776H4714