20a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory;


In Context

17 that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,

18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew forth judgment to the nations.

19 He shall not strive or cry out, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets;

20 a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory;

21 and on his name shall the nations hope.

22 Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the dumb man spake and saw.

Matthew 12:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:20The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish: till he send forth judgment unto victory.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he shall send forth judgment to victory.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he may put forth judgment to victory,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment to victory.