KJV King James Version
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
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Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
WEB World English Bible
He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
ASV American Standard Version
A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 42
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.
5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
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קָנֶ֤הH7070 · qa.nehbranchרָצוּץ֙H7533 · ra.tsatsto crushלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרH7665 · sha.varto breakוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הH6594 · pish.tahflaxכֵהָ֖הH3544 · ke.hehfaintלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהH3518 · ka.vahto quenchלֶאֱמֶ֖תH571 · e.mettruth: faithfulיוֹצִ֥יאH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִשְׁפָּֽט׃H4941 · mish.patjustice: judgement
Cross-references
Ezekiel 34:16I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.Jeremiah 31:25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom, [and] shall gently lead those that are with young.Psalm 147:3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.Matthew 11:28Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Isaiah 11:3-4And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:John 5:30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.Matthew 18:10-14Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.John 20:19-21Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.Psalm 96:13Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.Isaiah 50:10Who [is] among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh [in] darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.Psalm 98:9Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.Isaiah 40:29-31He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.Luke 22:31-32And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat:Psalm 72:2-4He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.Isaiah 35:3-4Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.Jeremiah 31:18-20I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou [art] the LORD my God.
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