Isaiah 11:1-5

¹A shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will produce fruit.

²The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him, which is Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of advice and power, a Spirit of knowledge and awe of the Lord.

³His happiness will be in giving reverence to the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees, and he will not make decisions based on what he hears.

⁴Instead, he will judge the poor justly, and make decisions fairness on behalf of the destitute people of the earth. He will strike the earth when he pronounces judgment, and he will execute the wicked with just a word from his lips.

⁵He will wear goodness like a sash and trustworthiness like a belt.