Isaiah 42:4
He shall not be sad, nor troublesome, till he set judgment in the earth: and the islands shall wait for his law.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not be taken away from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations.
Psalms 72:8And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Isaiah 2:2And in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared on the top of mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it.
Isaiah 11:9They shall not hurt, nor shall they kill in all my holy mountain, for the earth is filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as the covering waters of the sea.
Isaiah 24:15Therefore glorify ye the Lord in instruction: the name of the Lord God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
Isaiah 41:5The islands saw it, and feared, the ends of the earth were astonished, they drew near, and came.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:2-5
The Messiah's Approach. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. We are… Read the whole commentary →