1Like [MET] a new shoot often grows from the stump of a tree,
2The Spirit of Yahweh will always be with him.
3He will be glad to obey Yahweh.
4He will judge the cases of needy people fairly;
5He will always act righteously;
6When he becomes king, wolves and lambs will live together peacefully;
7Cows and bears will eat together;
8Babies will play safely near the holes where cobra snakes live;
9No creatures will harm or kill other creatures on Zion Hill, my holy hill;
10At that time, a descendant of King David will hold up a flag
11At that time, Yahweh will ◄reach out his hand/use his power► as he did long ago;
12Yahweh will raise his flag among all the people-groups,
13Then, the people of Israel and the people of Judah will not be jealous of each other any longer,
14Their armies will join together to attack the people of Philistia to the west.
15Yahweh will make a dry road through the sea near Egypt.
16And because he will make a highway for his people who are living in Assyria,