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Isaiah 11:3

Isaiah 11:3

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shall make him: Isaiah 33:6; Proverbs 2:5, Proverbs 2:9; Luke 2:52

understanding: Heb. scent, or, smell, Job 12:11, Job 34:3; Philippians 1:9-10; Hebrews 5:14

and he shall not: 1 Samuel 16:7; 2 Samuel 14:17; 1 Kings 3:9, 1 Kings 3:28; John 7:24, John 8:15-16; 1 Corinthians 2:13-15; 1 Corinthians 4:3-5

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