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Isaiah 42:4
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KJ21
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till He hath set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall 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.
AMP
“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.”
AMPC
He will not fail or become weak or be crushed and discouraged till He has established justice in the earth; and the islands and coastal regions shall wait hopefully for Him and expect His direction and law.
BRG
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
CSB
He will not grow weak or be discouraged until he has established justice on earth. The coasts and islands will wait for his instruction.”
CSBA
He will not grow weak or be discouraged until he has established justice on earth. The coasts and islands will wait for his instruction.’
CEB
He won’t be extinguished or broken until he has established justice in the land. The coastlands await his teaching.
CJB
he will not weaken or be crushed until he has established justice on the earth, and the coastlands wait for his Torah.”
CEV
He won't quit or give up until he brings justice everywhere on earth, and people in foreign nations long for his teaching.
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.
DRA
He shall not be sad, nor troublesome, till he set judgment in the earth: and the islands shall wait for his law.
ERV
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.”
EASY
He will remain strong and brave, until he brings justice to the whole world. People who are in lands far away will wait for him to teach them.’
EHV
He will not burn out, and he will not be broken until he establishes justice on the earth. The coastlands will wait for his law.
ESV
He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
ESVUK
He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
EXB
he will not ·lose hope [falter; or grow dim] or ·give up [be discouraged; or be bruised/crushed] until he brings justice to the world. And ·people far away [or the islands; or the coastlands] will ·trust [wait/put hope in] his ·teachings [instruction; law; L Torah].”
GNV
He shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his Law.
GW
He will not be discouraged or crushed until he has set up justice on the earth. The coastlands will wait for his teachings.
GNT
He will not lose hope or courage; he will establish justice on the earth. Distant lands eagerly wait for his teaching.”
HCSB
He will not grow weak or be discouraged until He has established justice on earth. The islands will wait for His instruction.”
ICB
He will not lose hope or give up until he brings justice to the world. And people far away will trust his teachings.”
ISV
And he won’t grow faint or be crushed until he establishes justice on the mainland, and the coastlands take ownership of his Law.”
JUB
He shall not tire nor faint until he has set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
KJV
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
AKJV
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
LSB
He will not be faint or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”
LEB
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.
TLB
He won’t be satisfied until truth and righteousness prevail throughout the earth, nor until even distant lands beyond the seas have put their trust in him.
MSG
“Take a good look at my servant. I’m backing him to the hilt. He’s the one I chose, and I couldn’t be more pleased with him. I’ve bathed him with my Spirit, my life. He’ll set everything right among the nations. He won’t call attention to what he does with loud speeches or gaudy parades. He won’t brush aside the bruised and the hurt and he won’t disregard the small and insignificant, but he’ll steadily and firmly set things right. He won’t tire out and quit. He won’t be stopped until he’s finished his work—to set things right on earth. Far-flung ocean islands wait expectantly for his teaching.”
MEV
He shall not be disheartened nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth; and the coastlands shall wait for his law.
NOG
He will not be discouraged or crushed until he has set up justice on the earth. The coastlands will wait for his teachings.
NABRE
He will not grow dim or be bruised until he establishes justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait for his teaching.
NASB
He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice on the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”
NASB1995
“He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”
NCB
He will not falter or become discouraged until he has established justice upon the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
NCV
he will not lose hope or give up until he brings justice to the world. And people far away will trust his teachings.”
NET
He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.”
NIRV
He will not grow weak or lose hope. He will not give up until he brings justice to the earth. The islands will put their hope in his teaching.”
NIV
he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
NIVUK
he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.’
NKJV
He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
NLV
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.”
NLT
He will not falter or lose heart until justice prevails throughout the earth. Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.”
NRSVA
He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
NRSVACE
He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
NRSVCE
He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
NRSVUE
He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth, and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
OJB
He [Moshiach] shall not fail nor be discouraged, till He establish mishpat ba’aretz; and the iyim shall wait for His (Moshiach’s) torah [1C 9:21].
RGT
“He shall not fail or be discouraged until He has set judgment on the Earth. And the isles shall wait for His Law.”
RSV
He will not fail or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
RSVCE
He will not fail or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
TLV
He will not be disheartened or crushed until He establishes justice on earth. The islands will wait for His Torah.
VOICE
And though he faces obstacles, resistance, and great pressure, he will not crack; he will not give up until things are set right. Even the coastlands wait patiently for his instruction.
WEB
He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”
WYC
He shall not be sorrowful, neither troubled, till he set doom in [the] earth, and isles shall abide his law. (He shall not have sorrow, nor be troubled, until he hath brought forth justice, or judgement, upon the earth, and the islands shall wait for his Law.)
YLT
He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.
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