Isaiah 42:4
He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice on the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”
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Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to him.
Psalms 72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
Isaiah 2:2It shall happen in the latter days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it.
Isaiah 11:9They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 24:15Therefore glorify the LORD in the east, even the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!
Isaiah 41:5The islands have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble. They approach, and come.
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 →