Isaiah 42:3

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“A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.”

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BSBPD

“A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 42:3 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 72:2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
  2. Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
  3. Psalms 96:13before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
  4. Psalms 98:9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
  5. Psalms 103:13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
  6. Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
  7. Isaiah 2:4Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.
  8. Isaiah 11:3And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
  9. Isaiah 35:3Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
  10. Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
  11. Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
  12. Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
  13. Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
  14. Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
  15. Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
  16. Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
  17. Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
  18. Jeremiah 30:12For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.
  19. Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
  20. Jeremiah 31:25for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
  21. Ezekiel 34:16I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
  22. Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
  23. Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
  24. Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

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