Isaiah 42:4

42:4 He will not grow dim or be crushed ¹ 

before establishing justice on the earth;

the coastlands ²  will wait in anticipation for his decrees.” ³ 

[42:4]  ¹ 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.

[42:4]  ² tn Or “islands” (NIV); NLT “distant lands beyond the sea.”

[42:4]  ³ tn Or “his law” (KJV, ASV, NASB, NIV) or “his instruction” (NLT).