Isaiah 11:3 meaning and explanation
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
Isaiah 11:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Isaiah has just described the Spirit resting on the coming ruler from Jesse's line, and now he describes how that ruler judges. The Hebrew verb behind "delight" suggests both pleasure and the act of sensing, so this king takes genuine joy in the fear of the LORD, and his perception is shaped by it.
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