Prophecy 18 of 30 · King
A shoot from the stump of Jesse
From Jesse's cut-down stump a branch grows; the Spirit of the LORD rests on him, and the nations seek him.
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Hebrew · Leningrad Codexעִבְרִית
1וְיָצָ֥א חֹ֖טֶר מִגֵּ֣זַע יִשָׁ֑י וְנֵ֖צֶר מִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יו יִפְרֶֽה׃veyatza choter miggeza' yishay venetzer misharashav yifre
2וְנָחָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֑ה ר֧וּחַ חָכְמָ֣ה וּבִינָ֗ה ר֤וּחַ עֵצָה֙ וּגְבוּרָ֔ה ר֥וּחַ דַּ֖עַת וְיִרְאַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃venacha alav ruach ADONAI ruach chakhma uvina ruach etza ugevura ruach da'at veyir'at ADONAI
JPS 1917 · Jewish translation
1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, And a twig shall grow forth out of his roots.
2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
World Messianic Bible
1A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.
2The LORD’s Spirit 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.Yahweh’s Spirit 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 Yahweh.
Isaiah 11:1-2. Transliteration simplified. Read the whole chapter
Also in this passage: Isaiah 11:10
10וְהָיָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ יִשַׁ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֹמֵד֙ לְנֵ֣ס עַמִּ֔ים אֵלָ֖יו גּוֹיִ֣ם יִדְרֹ֑שׁוּ וְהָיְתָ֥ה מְנֻחָת֖וֹ כָּבֽוֹד׃
vehaya bayyom hahu shoresh yishay asher omed lenes ammim elav goyim yidroshu vehayta menuchato kavod
10And it shall come to pass in that day, That the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, Unto him shall the nations seek; And his resting-place shall be glorious.
Isaiah 11:10 (Hebrew & JPS 1917)
Fulfilment · New CovenantWMB
Romans 15:12 Again, Isaiah says, “There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope.”
Matthew 3:16 Yeshua, when he was immersed, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
Revelation 22:16 I, Yeshua, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
How rabbinic tradition reads it
Universally read as the Messiah in Jewish tradition (Targum: "a king will come forth from the sons of Jesse, and the Messiah will be anointed").
Why Messianic Jews read it as Yeshua
Yeshua, of David's line, came when David's royal house was a "stump". The Spirit came on him at his immersion; Paul quotes verse 10 about the nations hoping in him.
Look at the text for yourself
Read Isaiah 11:1-2 slowly, in the Hebrew and the JPS translation above. Then ask the question the Ethiopian official asked: "Who is the prophet talking about?"
Sources
- Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 11:1
- Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain), via OpenScriptures. English: JPS 1917; World Messianic Bible (public domain).
