Isaiah 42:3
The bruised reed shall he not break, And the glimmering flax shall he not quench; He shall send forth law according to truth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2He shall not cry aloud, nor lift up his voice, Nor cause it to be heard in the street.
Cross References
Psalms 72:2Yea! he shall judge thy people with equity, And thine oppressed ones with justice.
Psalms 96:13Before Jehovah! for he cometh, He cometh to judge the earth! He will judge the world with justice, And the nations with faithfulness.
Psalms 103:13Even as a father pitieth his children, So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
Isaiah 2:4He shall be a judge of the nations, And an umpire of many kingdoms; And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, And their spears into pruning-hooks; Nation shall not lift up the sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands, And confirm the tottering knees!
Isaiah 40:29He giveth power to the faint; To the feeble abundant 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 →