Isaiah 11 · Verse 9

Isaiah 11:9

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 11:9, King James Version

Isaiah 11:9 in other translations

BSBThey will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
WEBThey will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
ASVThey shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
YLTEvil they do not, nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For full hath been the earth with the knowledge of Jehovah, As the waters are covering the sea.
DARBYThey shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
BBEThere will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain: for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the sea is covered by the waters.
WebsterThey shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

What does Isaiah 11:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. my holy mountain--Zion, that is, Jerusalem. The seat of government and of Messiah's throne is put for the whole earth (Jr 3:17). sea--As the waters find their way into every cavern of its depths, so Christianity shall pervade every recess of the earth (Ha 2:14). As Is 11:1-5 describe the personal qualities of Messiah, and Is 11:6-9 the regenerating effects of His coming on creation, so Is 11:10-16 the results of it in the restoration of His people, the Jews, and the conversion through them of the Gentiles.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 11:1-9

The peaceful character of Christ's kingdom and subjects. (Is. 11:1-9) The conversion of the Gentiles and Jews. (Is. 11:10-16) Verses 1-9 The Messiah is called a Rod, and a Branch. The words signify a small, tender product; a shoot, such as is easily broken off. He comes forth out of the stem of Jesse; when the royal family was cut down and almost levelled with the ground, it would sprout again. The house of David…

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Isaiah 11:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יָרֵ֥עוּya.Re.'uthey will do harmH7489
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יַשְׁחִ֖יתוּyash.Chi.tuthey will destroyH7843
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
הַ֣רhar[the] mountain ofH2022
קָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiholiness myH6944
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
מָלְאָ֣הmal.'Ahit will be fullH4390
הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
דֵּעָה֙de.'AhknowledgeH1844
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimlike the watersH4325
לַיָּ֥םlai.Yam<to> the seaH3220
מְכַסִּֽים\׃\ \פme.kha.Sim[which] coverH3680

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 11:9

  • Habakkuk 2:14

    For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  • Psalms 98:2-3

    The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

  • Isaiah 52:10

    The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

  • Micah 4:2-4

    And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.

  • Job 5:23

    For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

  • Isaiah 60:1-22

    Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. …

  • Isaiah 59:19

    So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

  • Revelation 21:27

    And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

  • Psalms 72:19

    And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

  • Zechariah 14:9

    And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

  • Psalms 22:27-31

    All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. …

  • Isaiah 49:6

    And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
not hurt.
13; 2:4; 35:9; 60:18; Job 5:23; Mic 4:2-4; Mt 5:44,45; Ac 2:41-47
Ac 4:29-35; Ro 12:17-21; Ga 5:22-24; Php 2:14,15; 1Th 5:15
Re 21:27
for the.
30:26; 49:6; 59:19; 60:1-22; Ps 22:27-31; 72:19; 98:2,3; Hab 2:14
Zec 14:9; Ro 11:25,26; Re 20:2-6

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Context

  • Isaiah 11:8

    And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.

  • Isaiah 11:9

    They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  • Isaiah 11:10

    And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

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Isaiah 11:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No harán mal ni dañarán en todo mi santo monte; porque la tierra será llena del conocimiento de Jehová, como cubren la mar las aguas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
On ne fera pas de tort, et on ne détruira pas, dans toute ma sainte montagne; car la terre sera pleine de la connaissance de l’ Éternel, comme les eaux couvrent le fond de la mer.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Man wird nicht übeltun, noch verderbt handeln auf meinem ganzen heiligen Gebirge; denn die Erde wird voll sein der Erkenntnis Jehovas, gleichwie die Wasser den Meeresgrund bedecken. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non nocebunt, et non occident in universo monte sancto meo, quia repleta est terra scientia Domini, sicut aquæ maris operientes.