They shall not hurt, nor destroy in my holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

And it shall come to pass in that day, the root of Jesse which standeth for an ensign to the people, unto him shall the nations repair, and his resting place shall be glorious." As the scion here spoken of is said to spring from the root of Jesse, it looks as if it were intended to intimate, that the tree itself would be cut down, or that the power of David's Family would be for some time extinct; but that it would revive in "the latter days." The same Prince is again mentioned, chap xxxiii.

1, 3, where the people are described to be both virtuous, and flourishing, and to continue to be so.

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15--17.) "Behold a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule with equity.