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He will notלֹאgrow dimיִכְהֶהnorוְלֹאbe broken,יָרוּץuntilעַדhe establishesיָשִׂיםjusticeמִשְׁפָּטin the earth;בָּאָרֶץand for his instructionוּלְתוֹרָתוֹthe coastlandsאִיִּיםwill wait.יְיַחֵילוּ
Isaiah 42:4
Study it in the app“He will not grow dim nor be broken, until he establishes justice in the earth; and for his instruction the coastlands will wait.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 42:4, word by word
- grow dimיִכְהֶהyichhe
grow dim
To fade: sight, courage or a flame.
Where else “yichhe” appears- be brokenיָרוּץyaruts
crush
To shatter, oppress: "the damaged reed".
Where else “yaruts” appears- he establishesיָשִׂיםyasim
appoint
To set someone as leader, or fix something.
Where else “yasim” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- in the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- and for his instructionתוֹרָתtorat
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torat” appears- the coastlandsאִיִּיםiyim
coast, island
Coast, island: the lands along the sea.
Where else “iyim” appears- will waitיְיַחֵילוּyeyachelu
wait, hope
Wait patiently; hope.
Where else “yeyachelu” appears
Translation note
Matthew 12:21 says here: “and in his name the nations will hope.”
The context
3A broken reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; in truth he will bring out justice.
4 · This verse (above)
5Thus says El, YHWH, who creates the heavens and stretches them out, who spreads out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: