Isaiah 42:3
Cane that is crushed, will he not break, And wick that is fading, will he not quench,—Faithfully, will he bring forth justice:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2He will not cry out nor will he speak loud,—Nor cause to be heard, in the street, his voice:
Cross References
Psalms 72:2May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;
Psalms 96:13Before Yahweh, for he is coming, For he is coming to judge the earth,—He will judge the world, in righteousness, And the peoples, in his faithfulness.
Psalms 103:13Like the compassion of a father for his children, Is, the compassion of Yahweh, for them who revere him;
Isaiah 2:4And he will judge between the nations, And be umpire to many peoples,—And they will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning-hooks, Nation—against nation, shall not lift up sword, Neither shall they learn any more to make war,
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands,—The trembling knees, make ye firm:
Isaiah 40:29Giving to him that fainteth, strength, And to him that hath no vigour, he causeth, power to abound?
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 →