Isaiah 11:10

“And it will happen on that day that the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner for the peoples, the nations will seek him, and his resting place will be glory.”
Isaiah 11:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat the rootשֹׁרֶשׁof Jesse,יִשַׁיwhoאֲשֶׁרstandsעֹמֵדas a bannerלְנֵסfor the peoples,עַמִּיםthe nationsגּוֹיִםwill seekיִדְרֹשׁוּhim,אֵלָיוand his resting placeוְ מְנֻחָתוֹwill beהָיְתָהglory.כָּבוֹד

Quotation · Romans 15:12

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Where the Hebrew says “a banner for the peoples; the nations will seek him,” Romans says “the one who rises to rule the nations; in him the nations will hope.”

Formula: καὶ πάλιν Ἠσαΐας λέγει “and again Isaiah says” (Romans 15:12)

See the original texts

Greek of the New Testament: καὶ πάλιν Ἠσαΐας λέγει Ἔσται ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא שֹׁרֶשׁ יִשַׁי אֲשֶׁר עֹמֵד לְנֵס עַמִּים אֵלָיו גּוֹיִם יִדְרֹשׁוּ וְהָיְתָה מְנֻחָתוֹ כָּבוֹד

Septuagint (Isaiah 11:10 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἦ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαὶ καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν, ἐπ’ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν. καὶ ἔσται ἡ ἀνάπαυσις αὐτοῦ τιμή.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 13 consecutive words: “ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Isaiah 11:10, word by word

And it will happenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears

on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears

that the rootשֹׁרֶשׁshoresh

shoot

What gives rise to something; a shoot from a stock, like a descendant of Jesse.

Where else “shoresh” appears

of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay

Jesse

Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.

Where else “yishay” appears

standsעֹמֵדomed

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “omed” appears

as a bannerנֵסnes

banner

A signal raised on a staff, for all to gather.

Where else “nes” appears

for the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amim” appears

the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears

will seekיִדְרֹשׁוּyidroshu

consult

To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.

Where else “yidroshu” appears

and his resting placeמְנֻחָתmenuchat

rest, resting place

Rest, a place of rest.

Where else “menuchat” appears

gloryכָּבוֹדkavod

glory

God's majesty and presence.

Where else “kavod” appears

Translation note

Romans 15:12 quotes this verse.

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Romans 15:12

Where the Hebrew says “a banner for the peoples; the nations will seek him,” Romans says “the one who rises to rule the nations; in him the nations will hope.”

See them side by side

Isaiah 11:10

¹⁰And it will happen on that day that the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner for the peoples, the nations will seek him, and his resting place will be glory.

Romans 15:12

¹²And again Isaiah says: There will be the root of Jesse, and the one who rises to rule the nations; in him the nations will hope.

The context

9They will not do harm or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of YHWH as the waters cover the sea.

10 · This verse (above)

11And it will happen on that day that Adonai will again extend his hand a second time to acquire the remnant of his people that remains, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.

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