Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
Cross References
Psalms 72:2He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.
Psalms 96:13Before Jehovah, for he cometh; for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
Psalms 103:13As a father pitieth [his] children, so Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
Isaiah 2:4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen the weak hands and confirm the tottering knees.
Isaiah 40:29He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth 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 →