Isaiah 42:3
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
In context
1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.
3 A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
4 He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
5 This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
Isaiah 42:3 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
- KJV 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment to truth.