Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed He does not break, || And faded flax He does not quench, || He brings forth judgment to truth.
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2He does not cry, nor lift up, || Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
Cross References
Psalms 72:2He judges Your people with righteousness, || And Your poor with judgment.
Psalms 96:13Before YHWH, for He has come, || For He has come to judge the earth. He judges the world in righteousness, || And the peoples in His faithfulness!
Psalms 103:13As a father has mercy on sons, || YHWH has mercy on those fearing Him.
Isaiah 2:4And He has judged between the nations, || And has given a decision to many peoples, || And they have beat their swords to plowshares, || And their spears to pruning-hooks, || Nation does not lift up sword to nation, || Nor do they learn anymore—war.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen the feeble hands, || Indeed, strengthen the stumbling knees.
Isaiah 40:29He is giving power to the weary, || And to those not strong He increases 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 →