Isaiah 11:3

And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord - Hebrew, haricho; literally, 'quick-scented in the fear of Yahweh;' endowed with a singular sagacity in discerning the genuine principle of religious fear of God, when it lies dormant in the yet unawakened sinner (; ; ) (Horsley). But Maurer, 'He shall delight in the fear of God.' The Hebrew means, to delight in the odours of anything (; , "I will not smell in your solemn assemblies"); 'smell,' - i:e., delight in.

He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes - according to mere external appearances (, "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment;" ; ; ). Herein Messiah is represented a just Judge and Ruler ().

Neither reprove - decide, as the parallelism shows.

After the hearing of his ears - by mere plausible hearsays, but by the true merits of each case, which He "knew from the beginning" (; ).