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The Root of Jesse

Isaiah 11:1

In 11 translations

BSB
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
KJV
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
WEB
A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.
ASV
And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
LSV
And a Rod has come out from the stock of Jesse, || And a Branch is fruitful from his roots.
YLT
And a rod hath come out from the stock of Jesse, And a branch from his roots is fruitful.
DBY
And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall be fruitful;
DRC
And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.
GNV
But there shall come a rodde foorth of the stocke of Ishai, and a grasse shall growe out of his rootes.
JPS
And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a twig shall grow forth out of his roots.
LXXE
And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a blossom shall come up from his root:

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְיָצָ֥א חֹ֖טֶר מִגֵּ֣זַע יִשָׁ֑י וְנֵ֖צֶר מִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יו יִפְרֶֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐξελεύσεται ῥάβδος ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ἄνθος ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης ἀναβήσεται,

Who and where

👤 Jesse◆ Prophecies of Isaiah

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

How traditions read it

Read as a prophecy of Jesus in Christian tradition · Jesus Christ

The Theographic dataset makes this link following Christian interpretation. Jewish interpretation reads these verses differently, usually of a figure in the writer's own time or of a messiah still to come, and many Christian scholars also read a meaning for the writer's own day.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
  • Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
  • Zechariah 6:12And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
  • Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
  • Acts 13:22–23After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ From the descendants of this man,…
  • Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
  • Isaiah 53:2He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
  • Zechariah 3:8Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
  • Romans 15:12And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
  • Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore.…
  • Isaiah 4:2On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.
  • Isaiah 11:10On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
  • Matthew 1:6–16and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. Asa was the father of…
  • 1 Samuel 17:58“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.
  • Ruth 4:17The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.
  • Luke 2:23–32(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” Now there…

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