Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench, but he will bring forth justice in truth.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.
Cross References
Psalms 72:2He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with justice.
Psalms 96:13before LORD, for he comes. For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with his truth.
Psalms 103:13Like as a father pities his sons, So LORD pities those who fear him.
Isaiah 2:4And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples, and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall the
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the faint. And to him who has no might he increases strength.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:2-5
The Messiah's Approach. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. We are… Read the whole commentary →