Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the dimly burning wick shall he not quench; he shall make the right to go forth according to the truth.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 72:2That he may judge Thy people with righteousness, and Thy poor with justice.
Psalms 96:13Before the LORD, for He is come; for He is come to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples in His faithfulness.
Psalms 103:13Like as a father hath compassion upon his children, so hath the LORD compassion upon them that fear Him.
Isaiah 2:4And He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and make firm 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 →