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Isaiah 42:4

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

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לֹ֤אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִכְהֶה֙yikhhehbe dimכָּהָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be dim”, an unfinished actionH3543to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dulldarken, be dim, fail, faint, restrain, [idiom] utterly.וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָר֔וּץyarutsbreakרָצַץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH7533to crack in pieces, literally or figurativelybreak, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.יָשִׂ֥יםyasimputשׂוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “put”, an unfinished actionH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…בָּאָ֖רֶץbaaretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מִשְׁפָּ֑טmishpatlawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…וּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹuletoratvoand to lawתּוֹרָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.אִיִּ֥יםiyimislandאִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “island”, the ordinary formH339properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an islandcountry, isle, island.יְיַחֵֽילוּyeyacheylvhopeיָחַלverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hope”, an unfinished actionH3176to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope(cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He shall not fail nor be crushed, till he have set the right in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his teaching.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.

Young’s Literal Translation

He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.

World English Bible

He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice on the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”

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.

Douay-Rheims

He shall not be sad, nor troublesome, till he set judgment in the earth: and the islands shall wait for his law.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He shall not fail nor be crushed, till he have set the right in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his teaching.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He shall shine out, and shall not be discouraged, until he have set judgment on the earth: and in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀναλάμψει, καὶ οὐ θραυσθήσεται, ἕως ἂν θῇ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς κρίσιν, καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.