Isaiah 42:3
A cracked reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: unto truth shall he bring forth justice.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2He shall not cry, nor call out aloud, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
Cross References
Psalms 72:2He shall decide for thy people with righteousness, and for thy afflicted with justice.
Psalms 96:13Before the Lord; for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and people in his truth.
Psalms 103:13As a father hath mercy on his children, so hath the Lord mercy on those that fear him.
Isaiah 2:4And he will judge among the nations, and decide for many people; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, and they shall not learn any more war.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye weak hands, and stumbling knees make ye firm.
Isaiah 40:29He giveth to the faint strength; and to the powerless he imparteth much might.
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 →