“But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.”
But with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked—the identification of the messianic figure as the defender of the vulnerable and the destroyer of wickedness through the power of his word. The weapons of the messiah are not military but linguistic (mouth, lips, word), suggesting that truth and justice themselves become the instruments of judgment. This verse establishes the messianic reign as characterized by defense of the poor and elimination of wickedness through the power of divine word.
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