But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and with equity shall he reprove for the meek of the earth: and he shall [a]smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

And justice shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

The [b]wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie with the kid, and the calf, and the lion, and the fat beast together, and a little child shall lead them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:4 All these properties can agree to none, but only unto Christ: for it is he that toucheth the hearts of the faithful, and mortifieth their concupiscences: and to the wicked he is the savor of death, and to them that shall perish: so that all the world shall be smitten with his rod, which is his word.
  2. Isaiah 11:6 Men because of their wicked affections are named by the names of beasts, wherein the like affections reign: but Christ by his Spirit shall reform them, and work in them such mutual charity, that they shall be like lambs, favoring and loving one another, and cast off all their cruel affections, Isa. 65:25.

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