3A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.


In Context

1 Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one — My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.

2 He doth not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard, in the street.

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

4 He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.

5 Thus said God, Jehovah, preparing The heavens, and stretching them out, Spreading out the earth and its productions, Giving breath to the people on it, And spirit to those walking in it.

Isaiah 42:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

42:3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

42:3A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

42:3The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

42:3A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:3A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

42:3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment in truth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment to truth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:3He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

42:3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment to truth.