translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: ISA

label: NET study note

text: The text mentions David’s father Jesse, instead of the great king himself. Perhaps this is done for rhetorical reasons to suggest that a new David, not just another disappointing Davidic descendant, will arise. Other prophets call the coming ideal Davidic king “David” or picture him as the second coming of David, as it were. See Jer 30:9 ; Ezek 34:23-24; 37:24-25 ; Hos 3:5 ; and Mic 5:2 (as well as the note there).


text: Like David ( 1 Sam 16:13 ), this king will be energized by the Lord’s spirit.


text: The transformation of the animal kingdom depicted here typifies what will occur in human society under the just rule of the ideal king (see vv. 3-5 ). The categories “predator-prey” (i.e., oppressor-oppressed) will no longer exist.


text: See the note at v. 1 .


text: Perhaps a reference to Upper (i.e., southern) Egypt (so NIV, NLT; NCV “South Egypt”).


text: That is, the Red Sea.