Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2He doth not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard, in the street.
Cross References
Psalms 72:2He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
Psalms 96:13Before Jehovah, for He hath come, For He hath come to judge the earth. He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness!
Psalms 103:13As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.
Isaiah 2:4And He hath judged between the nations, And hath given a decision to many peoples, And they have beat their swords to ploughshares, And their spears to pruning-hooks, Nation doth not lift up sword unto nation, Nor do they learn any more — war.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.
Isaiah 40:29He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth 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 →