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Isaiah 11:6
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet describes the conditions of the coming ruler’s reign, immediately following the declaration that righteousness and faithfulness will clothe him.
The words — יִרְבָּ֑ץ (yir.Batz) = it will lie down; עִם־ ('im-) = with.
The thread — The same peaceful coexistence motif appears in Isaiah 65:25, while Hosea 2:18 and Ezekiel 34:25 broaden the scope to a covenant securing all beasts and birds.
Why it lands — It presents a future reality where natural hostility ceases under righteous rule, demanding expectation of complete restoration rather than metaphorical comfort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
- Hosea 2:18 On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.
- Ezekiel 34:25 I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
- Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- Galatians 3:26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
- Titus 3:3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
- Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
- Acts 9:13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.