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The first clause of Isaiah 11:3 is translated in various ways: \u201cHe will delight\u201d (NASB; NIV; ESV); \u201cHe will make him of quick understand\u201d (AV). But the verb is the verbal form of \u201cspirit\u201d ( ruach <\/em> ) and means to breathe, blow, or, most often, to smell. Yahweh scents the aroma of Noah\u2019s offering (Isaiah 8:21), something idols are incapable of doing since they have noses but no ability to ruach <\/em> (Psalm 115:6). \u201cHe will smell him in the fear of Yahweh\u201d is a preferable, if more opaque, translation. <\/p>\n The clause links the Spirit\u2019s equipment mentioned in verse 2 with the Branch\u2019s work as a judge in the following verses. With the Spirit resting on Him, the Branch will sniff out the fear of Yahweh, judging not by eyes or ears but by His nose. He will judge in favor of the poor whose give off the aroma of the fear of Yahweh. <\/p>\n The Branch breathes in in fear; He breathes out a killing breath ( ruach <\/em> , v. 4) against the wicked. He delights in the soothing aroma of the sacrifice of righteousness; He breathes the fire of the Spirit to kill the unjust. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The first clause of Isaiah 11:3 is translated in various ways: \u201cHe will delight\u201d (NASB; NIV; ESV); \u201cHe will make him of quick understand\u201d (AV). But the verb is the verbal form of \u201cspirit\u201d ( ruach ) and means to breathe, blow, or, most often, to smell. Yahweh scents the aroma of Noah\u2019s offering (Isaiah […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-ot-isaiah"],"yoast_head":"\n