Isaiah 42:3

In 11 translations

BSB

A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

KJV

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.smoking: or, dimly burningquench: Heb. quench it

WEB

He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.

ASV

A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.

LSV

A bruised reed He does not break, || And faded flax He does not quench, || He brings forth judgment to truth.

YLT

A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.

DBY

A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.

DRC

The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

GNV

A bruised reede shall hee not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench: he shall bring foorth iudgement in trueth.

JPS

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the dimly burning wick shall he not quench; he shall make the right to go forth according to the truth.

LXXE

A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench; but he shall bring forth judgment to truth.

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WLC

קָנֶ֤ה רָצוּץ֙ לֹ֣א יִשְׁבּ֔וֹר וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה כֵהָ֖ה לֹ֣א יְכַבֶּ֑נָּה לֶאֱמֶ֖ת יוֹצִ֥יא מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

LXX-Br

Κάλαμον τεθλασμένον οὐ συντρίψει, καὶ λίνον καπνιζόμενον οὐ σβέσει, ἀλλὰ εἰς ἀλήθειαν ἐξοίσει κρίσιν.

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• Ezekiel 34:16I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
• Jeremiah 31:25for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
• Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
• Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
• Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
• Isaiah 11:3–4And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the…
• John 5:30I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
• Matthew 18:10–14See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven. What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes…
• John 20:19–21It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them. After He had…
• Psalms 96:13before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
• Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
• Psalms 98:9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
• Psalms 72:2–4May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness. May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save…
• Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
• Psalms 103:13–14As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
• Isaiah 40:29–31He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with…

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