Isaiah 11:4 (WEB)
but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
Catechism · 1
“Before his Ascension Christ affirmed that the hour had not yet come for the glorious establishment of the messianic kingdom awaited by Israel which, according to the prophets, was to bring all men the definitive order of justice, love and peace.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Is 11:1-9.
Fathers and councils · 4
Irenaeus of Lyons
“…them: but the second in which He will come on the clouds, bringing on the day which burns as a furnace, and smiting the earth with the word of His mouth, and slaying the impious with the breath of His lips, and having a fan in His hands, and cleansing His floor, and gathering the wheat indeed into His barn, but…” — editor's note: Isa. xi. 4.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
““He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of His ears, but with righteousness shall He judge the poor, and reprove with equity the mighty of the earth, and He shall smite the earth with the word of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips shall he slay the wicked.”” — editor's note: Isaiah xi. 4
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Augustine of Hippo
“For so it is written, that “He shall slay him with the breath of His mouth, and empty him with the brightness of His presence.”” — editor's note: Isa. xi. 4; 2 Thess. i. 9.
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Clement of Alexandria
““There shall come forth,” it is said, “a rod out of the root of Jesse.”” — editor's note: Isa. xi. 1, 3, 4.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together with
Cited together in The City of God XVIII.53.
Cited together in The City of God XVIII.53.
Cited together in The City of God XVIII.53.
Quoted in
2 Thessalonians 2:8 takes up the words of Isaiah 11:4 (7 words in common).