Parallel Verses

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.

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.”

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

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.

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 smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth. 4 He shall not faint nor be in haste, till he have set justice in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. 5 Thus saith God, Jehovah, he that created the heavens and stretched them out, he that spread forth the earth and its productions, he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:


Cross References

Genesis 49:10

The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples.

Isaiah 60:9

For the isles shall await me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from afar, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of Jehovah thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.

Psalm 22:27

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee:

Isaiah 9:7

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

Isaiah 42:12

let them give glory unto Jehovah, and declare his praise in the islands.

Isaiah 52:13-15

Behold, my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be exalted and be lifted up, and be very high.

Isaiah 53:2-12

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

Isaiah 55:5

Behold, thou shalt call a nation thou knowest not, and a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God, and 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 nations.

Psalm 72:8-11

And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Psalm 98:2-3

Jehovah hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the nations.

Isaiah 2:2-4

And it shall come to pass in the end of days, that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the 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 Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.

Isaiah 24:15-16

Therefore glorify Jehovah in the east, the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the isles of the west.

Isaiah 41:5

The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth trembled: they drew near, and came.

Isaiah 49:1

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples from afar. Jehovah 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 Jehovah, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I should bring Jacob again to him; (though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorified in the eyes of Jehovah, and my God shall be my strength;)

Micah 4:1-3

But it shall come to pass in the end of days that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and the peoples shall flow unto it.

Zechariah 2:11

And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be unto me for a people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

Matthew 12:21

and on his name shall the nations hope.

John 17:4-5

I have glorified thee on the earth, I have completed the work which thou gavest me that I should do it;

Romans 16:26

but which has now been made manifest, and by prophetic scriptures, according to commandment of the eternal God, made known for obedience of faith to all the nations --

1 Corinthians 9:21

to those without law, as without law, (not as without law to God, but as legitimately subject to Christ,) in order that I might gain those without law.

Hebrews 12:2-4

looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised 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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