Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Note smoking: or, dimly burning
Note quench: Heb. quench it
He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- bruised
- Isaiah 35:3, 4; Isaiah 40:11, 29–31; Isaiah 50:4, 10; Isaiah 57:15–18; Isaiah 61:1–3; Isaiah 66:2; Psalm 103:13, 14; Psalm 147:3; Jeremiah 30:12–17; Jeremiah 31:18–20, 25; Ezekiel 34:16; Matthew 11:28; Matthew 18:11–14; Luke 22:31, 32; John 20:19–21, 27; Hebrews 2:17, 18
- smoking
- or, dimly burning. quench. Heb. quench it. heshall.
- Isaiah 11:3, 4; Psalm 72:2–4; Psalm 96:13; Psalm 98:9; Micah 7:9; John 5:30; Revelation 19:11