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438 THE BIBLE, THE PSALMS OF SOLOMON, AND QUMRAN
The Pss. Sol. draw upon Isa 11:1–5 as follows:
11:2: “for God made him powerful in the holy spirit
and wise in the counsel of understanding with strength and
righteousness” (17:37b)
11:3a: “his hope will be in the Lord” (17:39a)
11:4a: “He will judge peoples and nations in the wisdom of his righteousness”
(17:29)
11:4cd: “to destroy the unlawful nations with the word of his mouth”
(17:24b)
“He shall strike the earth with the word of his mouth forever” (17:35a)
11:5: “Faithfully and righteously shepherding the Lord’s flock” (17:40b)
Similarly, several New Testament writers use the language of Isa 11:1–5:
Luke:
Paul:
John:
11:1: “Of this man’s posterity [referring to Jesse] God has brought to Israel
a Savior, Jesus, as he promised” (Acts 13:23)
11:1a: quoted in Rom 15:12
11:4d: “And then the lawless one will be revealed, and the Lord Jesus
will slay him with the breath of his mouth” (2 Thess 2:8)
11:1a: “Lo, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered”
(Rev 5:5)
“I am the root and the offspring of David” (Rev 22:16)
11:4a: “in righteousness he judges and makes war” (Rev 19:11)
11:4c: “From his mouth issues a sharp sword with which to smite the
nations” (Rev 19:15; cf. 1:16; 2:12, 16; 19:21)
Finally, several of the Scrolls use Isa 11:1–5:
4QpIsa a (= 4Q161) quotes Isa 11:1–5 (2.11–17) and provides an interpretation
of Isa 11:1–3 (and perhaps also of v. 4) before the text breaks off:
18 [The interpretation of the word concerns the shoot] of David which
will sprout [in the final days, since] 19 [with the breath of his lips he will execute]
his enemies and God will support him with [the spirit of] courage […]
20 […] throne of glory, [holy] crown and hemmed vestments 21 […] in his
hand. He will rule over all the peoples and Magog 22
[…] his sword will judge all the peoples. And as for what he says: “He
will not 23 [judge by appearances] or give verdicts on hearsay,” its interpretation:
24 […] according to what they teach him, he will judge, and upon his
mouth 25 […] with him will go out one of the priests or renown, holding
clothes in his hand (2.18–25).