Isaiah 42:3
The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2He shall not cry, nor have respect to person, neither shall his voice be heard abroad.
Cross References
Psalms 72:2Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king's son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.
Psalms 96:13before the face of the Lord, because he cometh: because he cometh to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with justice, and the people with his truth.
Psalms 103:13As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him:
Isaiah 2:4And he shall judge the Gentiles, and rebuke many people: and they shall turn their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into sickles: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they be exercised any more to war.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the feeble hands, and confirm the weak knees.
Isaiah 40:29It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.
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 →