42:2 He will not cry out or shout;
he will not publicize himself in the streets. 1
42:4 He will not grow dim or be crushed 2
before establishing justice on the earth;
the coastlands 3 will wait in anticipation for his decrees.” 4
1 tn Heb “he will not cause his voice to be heard in the street.”
2 tn For rhetorical effect the terms used to describe the “crushed (רָצַץ, ratsats) reed” and “dim (כָּהָה, kahah) wick” in v. 3 are repeated here.
3 tn Or “islands” (NIV); NLT “distant lands beyond the sea.”
4 tn Or “his law” (KJV, ASV, NASB, NIV) or “his instruction” (NLT).