Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;
He will faithfully bring forth
King James Version
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Holman Bible
and He will not put out a smoldering wick;
He will faithfully bring justice.
International Standard Version
A crushed reed he will not break, and a fading candle he won't snuff out. He'll bring forth justice for the truth.
A Conservative Version
A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench, but he will bring forth justice in truth.
American Standard Version
A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
Amplified
“A broken reed He will not break [off]
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish [He will not harm those who are weak and suffering];
He will faithfully bring forth justice.
Bible in Basic English
He will not let a crushed stem be quite broken, and he will not let a feebly burning light be put out: he will go on sending out the true word to the peoples.
Darby Translation
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.
Julia Smith Translation
A broken reed he shall not break, and bedimmed flax shall he not quench it: he shall bring forth judgment to truth.
King James 2000
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth justice unto truth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will not break a broken reed, and he not will extinguish a dim wick. He will bring justice forth in faithfulness.
Modern King James verseion
A bruised reed He shall not break, and a smoking wick He shall not quench; He shall bring out judgment to truth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: but faithfully and truly shall he give judgment.
NET Bible
A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees.
New Heart English Bible
He won't break a bruised reed. And he won't extinguish a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
The Emphasized Bible
Cane that is crushed, will he not break, And wick that is fading, will he not quench, - Faithfully, will he bring forth justice:
Webster
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment to truth.
World English Bible
He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
Youngs Literal Translation
A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.
Themes
Of Christ Compassion » Manifested for the » Weak in faith
Delight » God delighting in his servant
failure » The lord not failing
Flax » Figurative » Smoking flax not quenched
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
God » Christ's » Gentleness of
Prophecies respecting Christ » His tenderness and compassion
Reed » Figurative » Of weakness
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 42:3
Prayers for Isaiah 42:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Mission Of Yahweh's Servant
2
Nor make His voice heard in the street.
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;
He will faithfully bring forth
Until He has established justice in the earth;
And the
Cross References
Psalm 96:13
For He is coming to judge the earth.
And the peoples in His faithfulness.
Psalm 147:3
And
Isaiah 40:11
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
Isaiah 50:4
That I may know how to
He awakens Me
He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
Matthew 11:28
Psalm 72:2-4
And
Psalm 98:9
He will judge the world with righteousness
And
Psalm 103:13-14
So the Lord has compassion on those who
Isaiah 11:3-4
And He will not judge by what His eyes
Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
Isaiah 35:3-4
Isaiah 40:29-31
And to him who lacks might He
Isaiah 50:10
That obeys the voice of His
That
Let him
Isaiah 57:15-18
Who
“I
And also with the
In order to
And to revive the heart of the contrite.
Isaiah 61:1-3
Because the Lord has anointed me
To
He has sent me to
To
And
Isaiah 66:2
Thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord.
“But to this one I will look,
To him who is humble and
Jeremiah 30:12-17
‘Your wound is incurable
And your
Jeremiah 31:18-20
‘You have
Like an untrained
For You are the Lord my God.
Jeremiah 31:25
Ezekiel 34:16
“I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick; but the
Micah 7:9
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He
He will bring me out to the
And I will see His
Matthew 18:10-14
Luke 22:31-32
John 5:30
John 20:19-21
So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for
John 20:27
Then He *said to Thomas,
Hebrews 2:17-18
Therefore, He
Revelation 19:11
And I saw