Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed shall He + 42:3 Moshiach not break, 1 and a smoking wick shall He not quench; 1 He shall bring forth mishpat according to emes. 1
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Psalms 72:2He shall judge Thy people with tzedek, 1 and Thy poor with mishpat. 1
Psalms 96:13Before Hashem; for He cometh, 1 for He cometh to judge ha'aretz; 1 He shall judge tevel betzedek (world in righteousness), 1 and Amim with His emunah (truth).
Psalms 103:13As an av has compassion on banim 1 so Hashem has compassion on them that fear Him. 1
Isaiah 2:4And He shall judge among the Goyim, 1 and shall arbitrate for amim rabbim; 1 and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, 1 and their spears into pruning hooks; 1 Goy shall not lift up cherev against Goy, 1 neither shall they train for milchamah any more. 1
Isaiah 35:3Make ye the weak hands chazak (strong), 1 and steady the birkayim (knees) koshlot (feeble ones [knees] that give way, i.e., of those of the Golus returning to G-d in Tziyon). 1
Isaiah 40:29He giveth ko'ach to the faint; 1 and to them that have no might He increaseth power. 1
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 →