פירוש על ישעיהו 11:4

with equity This is an expression of mildness and tenderness.

And he will judge the poor with justice. According to the rule, Neither shalt thou countenance the poor in his cause (Exod. 33:3).

and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth As the Targum states: And he shall smite the sinful of the earth.

ביושר ═ במישור With equity. לענוי ארץ The meek of the earth. The good.

and with the breath of his lips Jonathan [renders:] And with the speech of his lips.

With the rod of his mouth. With his mouth, which is, as it were, a rod for the wicked.