Parallel Verses
Amplified
“He will not be disheartened or crushed [in spirit];
[He will persevere] until He has established justice on the earth;
And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”
New American Standard Bible
Until He has established justice in the earth;
And the
King James Version
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
Holman Bible
until He has established justice on earth.
The islands will wait for His instruction.”
International Standard Version
And he won't grow faint or be crushed until he establishes justice on the mainland, and the coastlands take ownership of his Law."
A Conservative Version
He will not fail nor be discouraged till he has set justice in the earth. And {in his name Gentiles will hope (LXX/NT)}.
American Standard Version
He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
Bible in Basic English
His light will not be put out, and he will not be crushed, till he has given the knowledge of the true God to the earth, and the sea-lands will be waiting for his teaching.
Darby Translation
He shall not faint nor be in haste, till he have set justice in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
Julia Smith Translation
He shall not be weak, and he shall not break, till he shall set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law:
King James 2000
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he has established justice in the earth: and the coastlands shall wait for his law.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will not grow faint, and he will not be broken until he has established justice in the earth. And [the] coastlands wait for his teaching.
Modern King James verseion
He shall not fail nor be discouraged until He has set judgment in the earth; and the coasts shall wait for His Law.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He shall neither be overseen nor hasty, that he may restore righteousness unto the earth: and the Gentiles also shall keep his laws.
NET Bible
He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees."
New Heart English Bible
He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and for his law the coastlands will hope."
The Emphasized Bible
He will not fade, nor will he be crushed, Until he establish, in the earth, justice, And for his instruction, Coastlands, wait.
Webster
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he hath set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
World English Bible
He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law."
Youngs Literal Translation
He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.
Themes
Christ » Spirit of » Persevering
Church » Progress of » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
Church » Growth of accessions to » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
Delight » God delighting in his servant
failure » The lord not failing
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Kingdom » Growth of prophesied
Servants » The servant of the lord
Spirit of Christ » Persevering
Topics
Interlinear
Suwm
Mishpat
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 42:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Mission Of Yahweh's Servant
3
“A broken reed He will not break [off]
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish [He will not harm those who are weak and suffering];
He will faithfully bring forth justice.
“He will not be disheartened or crushed [in spirit];
[He will persevere] until He has established justice on the earth;
And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”
Who spread out the earth and its produce,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk on it,
Cross References
Genesis 49:10
“The scepter [of royalty] shall not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
Until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes,
And to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Isaiah 60:9
“The islands and coastlands will confidently wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
To bring your sons from far away,
Their silver and gold with them,
For the name of the Lord your God,
For the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you.
Psalm 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the nations will bow down and worship before You,
Isaiah 9:7
There shall be no end to the increase of His government and of peace,
[He shall rule] on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness
From that time forward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
Isaiah 42:12
Let them give glory to the Lord
And declare His praise in the islands and coastlands.
Isaiah 52:13-15
Indeed, My Servant (the Messiah) will act wisely and prosper;
He will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.
Isaiah 53:2-12
For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant),
And like a root out of dry ground;
He has no stately form or majestic splendor
That we would look at Him,
Nor [handsome] appearance that we would
Isaiah 55:5
“In fact, you
And a nation that does not know you will run to you,
Because of the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you.”
Isaiah 66:19
I will set up a [miraculous] sign among them, and from them I will send survivors to the nations: Tarshish, Pul (Put), Lud, Meshech, Tubal and Javan, to the distant islands and coastlands that have not heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare and proclaim My glory among the nations.
Psalm 72:8-11
May he also rule from sea to sea
And from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth.
Psalm 98:2-3
The Lord has made known His salvation;
He has [openly] revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
Isaiah 2:2-4
Now it will come to pass that
In the last days
The mountain of the house of the Lord
Will be [firmly] established as the
And will be exalted above the hills;
And all the nations will stream to it.
Isaiah 11:9-12
They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 24:15-16
Therefore honor and glorify the Lord in the east [in the region of light],
The name of the Lord, the God of Israel [honor His name],
In the coastlands and islands of the [Mediterranean] Sea.
Isaiah 41:5
The islands and coastlands have seen and they fear;
The ends of the earth tremble;
They have drawn near and have come.
Isaiah 49:1
And pay attention, you peoples from far away.
The Lord has called Me from the womb;
From the body of My mother He has named Me.
Isaiah 49:5-10
And now says the Lord, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
To bring Jacob back to Him and that Israel might be gathered to Him,
—For I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
And My God is My strength—
Micah 4:1-3
That the mountain of the house of the Lord
Shall be established as the highest and chief of the mountains;
It shall be above the hills,
And peoples shall flow [like a river] to it.
Zechariah 2:11
Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day and shall be My people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know (recognize, understand fully) that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.
Matthew 12:21
“And in His name the Gentiles (all the nations of the world) will hope [with confidence].”
John 17:4-5
Romans 16:26
but now has been disclosed and through the prophetic Scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the commandment of the eternal God, leading them to obedience to the faith,
1 Corinthians 9:21
To those who are without (outside) the Law, [I became] as one without the Law, though [I am] not without the law of God, but under the law of Christ, so that I might win those who are without law.
Hebrews 12:2-4
[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross,
1 Peter 2:22-24
He committed no sin, nor was deceit ever found in His mouth.