Isaiah 42:4
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.”
מִשְׁפָּט
Justice, right judgment. Mishpat. Doing what is right and fair in every situation. Let justice roll on like a river. God requires mishpat from His people.
שׂוּם
he will establish
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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יָחַל
they will wait
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יָחַל
To hope, to wait, to look for. Yachal. Hope in God. Confident anticipation of His intervention not passive resignation.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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כָּהָה
he will grow dim
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כָּהָה
to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull
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רָצַץ
he will be crushed
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רָצַץ
to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively
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