A Shoot from the Stump of Jesse

¹A new shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a branch will grow from his roots. ²The spirit of the LORD will rest on him — the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. ³He will have quick understanding in the fear of the LORD. He won't judge by what his eyes see or make decisions based on what his ears hear. ⁴But with righteousness he will judge the poor, and reprove with fairness for the meek of the earth; and he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked. ⁵Righteousness will be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness will be the belt around his hips.