King James Version
Isaiah 42:4 in the King James Version says “He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. disc...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 42 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. discouraged: Heb. broken”
Isaiah 42:4 · KJV
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. smoking: or, dimly burning quench: Heb. quench it
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. discouraged: Heb. broken
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:
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;
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“He shall not fail”
H3543to be weak, i.e., (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“till he have set”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“judgment”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
“and the isles”
H339properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
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