King James Version
Isaiah 11:9 in the King James Version says “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as th...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
Isaiah 11:9 · KJV
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. cockatrice: or, adders
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. glorious: Heb. glory
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
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not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“They shall not hurt”
H7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“shall be full”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“the sea”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
“cover”
H3680properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
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