Isaiah 42:3

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Isaiah 42:3

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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.

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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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WEB

World English Bible

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

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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.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Isaiah 42

¹ “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

² He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.

³ A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

⁴ He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”

⁵ This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:

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