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Isaiah 42:4
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He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he have set justice in the eretz; and the isles shall wait for his law.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
"He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice on the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law."
he will not lose hope or give up until he brings justice to the world. And people far away will trust his teachings."
"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."
He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
He shall not faile nor be discouraged till he haue set iudgement in the earth: and the yles shall waite for his lawe.
He will not be faint or crushedUntil He has established justice in the earth;And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law."
He will not grow weak or discouraged until He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope."
He won't quit or give up until he brings justice everywhere on earth, and people in foreign nations long for his teaching.
he will not weaken or be crushed until he has established justice on the earth, and the coastlands wait for his Torah."
He shall not faint nor be in haste, till he have set justice in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
He will not grow weak or give up until he has brought justice to the world. And people in faraway places will hope to receive his teachings."
He shall not fail nor be discouraged till he has set justice in the earth; and the islands shall wait for his law.
He will not lose hope or courage; he will establish justice on the earth. Distant lands eagerly wait for his teaching."
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.
He shall not fail nor be crushed until He has set justice in the earth; and the coasts shall wait for His Law.
He shal nether be ouersene ner haistie, that he maye restore rightuousnesse vnto the earth: & the Getiles also shal kepe his lawes.
He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
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.
He shall not fail nor be crushed, till he have set the right in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his teaching.
He shall not faile nor be discouraged, till he haue set iudgement in the earth: and the yles shall waite for his lawe.
He shall not be pensiue nor carefull, that he may restore righteousnesse vnto the earth: and the gentiles also shall loke for his lawes.
He shall shine out, and shall not be discouraged, until he have set judgement on the earth: and in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
He schal not be sorewful, nether troblid, til he sette doom in erthe, and ilis schulen abide his lawe.
He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his instructions.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he hath set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees."
He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law."
He will not falter or lose heart until justice prevails throughout the earth. Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction."
He will not lose hope or be crushed, until He has made things right on the earth. And the islands will wait with hope in His Law."
He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
He will not fade, nor will he be crushed, Until he establish, in the earth, justice, And for his instruction, Coastlands, wait.
He shall not be sad, nor troublesome, till he set judgment in the earth, and the islands shall wait for his law.
He will not fail or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.
"He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law."
Contextual Overview
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shall not: Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 49:5-10, Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:2-12, John 17:4, John 17:5, Hebrews 12:2-4, 1 Peter 2:22-24
discouraged: Heb. broken
and the isles: Isaiah 42:12, Isaiah 2:2-4, Isaiah 11:9-12, Isaiah 24:15, Isaiah 24:16, Isaiah 41:5, Isaiah 55:5, Isaiah 60:9, Isaiah 66:19, Genesis 49:10, Psalms 22:27, Psalms 72:8-11, Psalms 98:2, Psalms 98:3, Micah 4:1-3, Zechariah 2:11, Romans 16:26, 1 Corinthians 9:21
Reciprocal: Genesis 10:5 - isles 2 Chronicles 20:12 - wilt Psalms 97:1 - let the multitude of isles Psalms 99:4 - thou dost Psalms 110:6 - judge Psalms 119:51 - yet have Psalms 119:157 - yet do I Ecclesiastes 9:17 - General Isaiah 11:11 - the islands Isaiah 32:16 - General Isaiah 42:10 - the isles Isaiah 51:5 - the isles Jeremiah 31:10 - declare Zephaniah 2:11 - the isles Zephaniah 3:5 - bring Matthew 12:20 - till Mark 3:3 - he saith Luke 6:8 - Rise John 7:26 - he speaketh 2 Corinthians 10:1 - by
Cross-References
The Lord God said, “Since the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”
And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky. Let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered throughout the earth.”
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you keep looking at each other?
Listen,” he went on, “I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die.”
Send one from among you to get your brother. The rest of you will be imprisoned so that your words can be tested to see if they are true. If they are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
If you are honest, let one of you be confined to the guardhouse, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
Bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be confirmed; then you won’t die.” And they consented to this.
But Reuben replied: “Didn’t I tell you not to harm the boy? But you wouldn’t listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver there at the top of his bag.
Bring back your youngest brother to me, and I will know that you are not spies but honest men. I will then give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the country.’”
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He shall not fail,.... For want of strength to go through the work of redemption: or, "grow dim" i and dark, as a lamp for want of oil, or as the wick of a candle ready to go out. Hence the Septuagint version, "he shall shine k"; in the glory of his person, as the Son of God; in the fulness of his grace, as Mediator, which shall never fail; and in the hearts of his people by his Spirit; and in his Gospel published to the world:
nor be discouraged; at the number, power, and menaces of his enemies, he had to grapple with, sin, Satan, the world, and death: or,
nor be broken l; with the weight of all the sins of his people upon him; and with a sense of divine wrath; and with the whole punishment due unto them, inflicted on him, enough to have broke the backs and spirits of men and angels; but he stood up under the mighty load, and did not sink beneath it, but endured all with an invincible courage and resolution of mind:
till he have set judgment in the earth; fully satisfied the justice of God for the sins of his people, and performed the work of their redemption in righteousness; and then he sent and settled his Gospel in the world, proclaiming the same; and fixed a set of Gospel ordinances to continue the remembrance of it, till his second coming. Maimonides m produces this passage to prove that the Messiah shall die, because it is said, "he shall not fail--till", c. but this does not signify that he should fail afterwards, but that he should continue always:
and the isles shall wait for his law; his doctrine or Gospel, the law or doctrine of faith, particularly that of justification by his righteousness, with every other; this the inhabitants of the islands, or distant countries, the Gentiles, should be desirous of hearing, readily embrace and receive, and trust in Christ, made known to them in it. The Septuagint version is, "and in his name shall the Gentiles trust"; and so in Matthew 12:20.
i ×× ××××, "non caligabit", Pagninus, Montanus. k αναλαμÏει, Sept. l ×ר×צ, "nec fraugetur", Paguinus, Montanus. m Porta Mosis, p. 160.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He shall not fail - He shall not be weak, feeble, or disheartened. However much there may be that shall tend to discourage, yet his purpose is fixed, and he will pursue it with steadiness and ardor until the great work shall be fully accomplished. There may be an allusion in the Hebrew word here (×××× yıÌkheh) to that which is applied to the flax (××× keÌhaÌh); and the idea may be that he shall not become in his purposes like the smoking, flickering, dying flame of a lamp. There shall never be any indication, even amidst all embarrassments, that it is his intention to abandon his plan of extending the true religion through all the world. Such also should be the fixed and determined purposes of his people. Their zeal should never fail; their ardor should never grow languid.
Nor be discouraged - Margin, âBroken.â The Hebrew word ×ר×Ö¼×¥ yaÌruÌts may be derived either from רצץ raÌtsats, to break, to break in pieces; or from ר××¥ ruÌts to run, to move hastily, to rush upon any one. Our translators have adopted the former. Gesenius also supposes that this is the true interpretation of the word, and that it means, that he would not be broken, that is, checked in his zeal, or discouraged by any opposition. The latter interpretation is preferred by Vitringa, Rosenmuller, Hengstenberg, and others. The Chaldee renders it, âShall not labor,â that is, shall not be fatigued, or discouraged. The Septuagint renders it, âHe shall shine out, and not be broken.â The connection seems to require the sense which our translators have given to it, and according to this, the meaning is, âhe shall not become broken in spirit, or discouraged; he shall persevere amidst all opposition and embarrassment, until he shall accomplish his purposes.â We have a similar phraseology when we speak of a manâs being heart-broken.
Till he have set judgment - Until he has secured the prevalence of the true religion in all the world.
And the isles - Distant nations (see the note at Isaiah 41:1); the pagan nations. The expression is equivalent to saying that the Gentiles would be desirous of receiving the religion of the Messiah, and would wait for it (see the notes at Isaiah 2:3).
Shall wait - They shall be dissatisfied with their own religions, and see that their idol-gods are unable to aid them; and they shall be in a posture of waiting for some new religion that shall meet their needs. It cannot mean that they shall wait for it, in the sense of their already having a knowledge of it, but that their being sensible that their own religions cannot save them may be represented as a condition of waiting for some better system. It has been true, as in the Sandwich Islands, that the pagan have been so dissatisfied with their own religion as to east away their idols, and to be without any religion, and thus to be in a waiting posture for some new and better system. And it may be true yet that the pagan shall become extensively dissatisfied with their idolatry; that they shall be convinced that some better system is necessary, and that they may thus be prepared to welcome the gospel when it shall be proposed to them. It may be that in this manner God intends to remove the now apparently insuperable obstacles to the spread of the gospel in the pagan world. The Septuagint renders this, âAnd in his name shall the Gentiles trust,â which form has been retained by Matthew Matthew 12:21.
His law - His commands, the institutions of his religion. The word âlawâ is often used in the Scriptures to denote the whole of religion.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 42:4. He shall not fail nor be discouraged - "His force shall not be abated nor broken"] Rabbi Meir ita citat locum istum, ut post ×ר××¥ yaruts, addat ×××× cocho, robur ejus, quod hodie non comparet in textu Hebraeo, sed addendum videtur, ut sensus fiat planior.
"Rabbi Meir cites this passage so as to add after ×ר××¥ yarats ×××× cocho, his force, which word is not found in the present Hebrew text, but seems necessary to be added to make the sense more distinct." Capell. Crit. Sac. p. 382. For which reason I had added it in the translation, before I observed this remark of Capellus. - L.
