Isaiah 42:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He will not be disheartenedיִכְהֶה֙
(yich·heh)
3543a: to be or grow dim or fainta prim. root
or crushedיָר֔וּץ
(ya·rutz,)
7533: to crusha prim. root
Untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
He has establishedיָשִׂ֥ים
(ya·sim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑ט
(mish·pat;)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
in the earth;בָּאָ֖רֶץ
(ba·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
And the coastlandsאִיִּ֥ים
(i·yim)
339: coast, regionfrom an unused word
will wait expectantlyיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃
(ye·ya·chei·lu.)
3176: to wait, awaita prim. root
for His law."וּלְתֹורָתֹ֖ו
(u·le·to·v·ra·tov)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah


















KJV Lexicon
He shall not fail
kahah  (kaw-haw')
to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull -- darken, be dim, fail, faint, restrain, utterly.
nor be discouraged
ratsats  (raw-tsats')
to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively -- break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.
till he have set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
in the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and the isles
'iy  (ee)
a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island -- country, isle, island.
shall wait
yachal  (yaw-chal')
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope -- (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
for his law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
Parallel Verses
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 Bible
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

Holman Christian Standard 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."

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."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will not be discouraged or crushed until he has set up justice on the earth. The coastlands will wait for his teachings.

King James 2000 Bible
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he has established justice in the earth: and the coastlands shall wait for his law.
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