11 Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse,^(A)
and a branch^(B) from his roots will bear fruit.

⁵ ‘Look, the days are coming’^(A) – this is the Lord’s declaration –
‘when I will raise up a Righteous Branch for David.^(B)
He will reign wisely as king
and administer justice and righteousness in the land.^(C)

¹⁵ In those days and at that time
I will cause a Righteous Branch^(A)
to sprout up for David,
and he will administer justice
and righteousness in the land.

I will take a sprig
from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it.^(A)
I will pluck a tender sprig
from its topmost shoots,
and I will plant it
on a high towering mountain.
²³ I will plant it on Israel’s high mountain^(B)
so that it may bear branches, produce fruit,
and become a majestic cedar.
Birds of every kind will nest under it,^(C)
taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
²⁴ Then all the trees of the field will know
that I am the Lord.
I bring down the tall tree,
and make the low tree tall.^(D)
I cause the green tree to wither
and make the withered tree thrive.^(E)
I, the Lord, have spoken
and I will do it.” ’^(F)