Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

“He will not be disheartened or crushed
Until He has established justice in the earth;
And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”

Holman Bible

He will not grow weak or be discouraged
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.

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.”

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He shall not fail
כּהה 
Kahah 
Usage: 8

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

in the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and the isles
אי 
'iy 
Usage: 36

יחל 
Yachal 
Usage: 41

Context Readings

The Mission Of Yahweh's Servant

3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. 5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:


Cross References

Genesis 49:10

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Isaiah 60:9

Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

Psalm 22:27

All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Isaiah 42:12

Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.

Isaiah 52:13-15

Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

Isaiah 53:2-12

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Isaiah 55:5

Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

Isaiah 66:19

And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

Psalm 72:8-11

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Psalm 98:2-3

The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

Isaiah 2:2-4

And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

Isaiah 11:9-12

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Isaiah 24:15-16

Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

Isaiah 41:5

The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

Isaiah 49:1

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

Isaiah 49:5-10

And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.

Micah 4:1-3

But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

Zechariah 2:11

And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

Matthew 12:21

And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

John 17:4-5

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

Romans 16:26

But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

1 Corinthians 9:21

To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

Hebrews 12:2-4

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

1 Peter 2:22-24

Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

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