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He will judge your people with righteousness, And your poor with justice.
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A Prophecy of King Jesus
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that this verse describes the future reign of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. While it may have had an initial application to Solomon, scholars note that the perfect and enduring righteousness described points to a divine King. They explicitly link this passage to other Messianic prophecies, such as Isaiah 11.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He shall judge thy people with righteousness - On this verse see the notes at (Isaiah 11:3–4). The fact that this so en…
19th Century
Anglican
The order of the words should be noticed—“judgments,” “righteousness,” “righteousness,” “judgment”—as offering a good instance of introverted paral…
Baptist
He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgment.
He shall judge your people with righteousness.…
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16th Century
Protestant
He shall judge your people in righteousness. Some read this in the form of a wish—O that he may judge, etc. Others retai…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He shall judge your people with righteousness Or, "so shall he judge"; or, "that he may judge" F14 , as t…
This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at f…
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