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Isaiah 42:2

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42:2 He will not cry out or shout;

he will not publicize himself in the streets. 1 

Isaiah 42:4

Context

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).



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