Isaiah 42

In Isaiah's day there was much turmoil and injustice. Not just in Israel but in every civilization around the globe. The poor and weaken were ravaged. They were treated with contempt, often being discarded like trash. When Isaiah spoke of God's servant who was to come justice was one of the promises he would bring. Verse 4 ended with the observation that those people in distant lands were waiting for justice. We have an innate sense of justice. That comes from our connection to God. When we receive injustice we long for that which God has promised to deliver us. No one is exempt from that longing.
Stuart