## in faith, without doubting ##

"without doubting" is a negative phrase that can be stated in the positive as "with complete certainty that God will answer." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])

## for the one who doubts is like a wave in the sea, driven by the wind and tossed around ##

This compares a person who doubts with the way water moves and keeps changing direction. Alternate translation: “is always moving back and forth between belief and unbelief” or “is always changing what he believes.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## his request ##

"what he asked"

## of the Lord ##

"from the Lord"

## is a doubleminded person ##

The word "doubleminded" refers to a person's thoughts when he is unable to make a decision. This can be translated as "cannot decide if he will follow Jesus or not follow Jesus." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## unstable in all his ways ##

"He is not certain about anything."