Isaiah

Isaiah 42:4

⁴He will not grow weak or discouraged^a

before He has established justice on the earth.

In His law the islands will put their hope.”^b

Footnotes

a 42:4 Or bruised
b 42:4 Or In His teaching the coastlands will put their hope; LXX In His name the nations will put their hope; cited in Matthew 12:18–21|MAT 12:18-21

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
grow weak	יִכְהֶה֙	yiḵ·heh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3543 be or grow dim, faint
or discouraged	יָר֔וּץ	yā·rūṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7533 crush
before	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
He has established	יָשִׂ֥ים	yā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֑ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
on the earth	בָּאָ֖רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
In His law	וּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹ	ū·lə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
the islands	אִיִּ֥ים	’î·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H339 coast, region
will put their hope	יְיַחֵֽילוּ׃פ	yə·ya·ḥê·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3176 wait

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.