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Isaiah 42:4

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2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

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:

6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

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BSB
He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
KJV
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
WEB
He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice on the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”
ASV
He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
DARBY
He shall not faint nor be in haste, till he have set justice in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
BLB
He will not be dimmed and not be crushed, until He has established justice on the earth, and in His law the islands will put their hope.”
ÅB
Han skal ikke bli mødig, og hans kraft ikke bli knekket før han får grunnlagt retten på jorden; og på hans lov venter øyene.
OTB
Han skal ikke bli matt eller bli knust før han har satt rett på jorden; og kystlandene skal vente på hans lære.»
B1930
Han skal ikke bli mødig, og hans kraft ikke bli knekket før han får grunnlagt retten på jorden; og på hans lov venter øene.

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Psalms 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.

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  • Isaiah 52:13–15

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

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  • Matthew 12:21

    And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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