NET Bible
"A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees."
— Isaiah 42:3, NET Bible
“A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.”
“A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth. ”
“He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.”
“The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.”
“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.”
“A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.”
The Lord Commissions His Special Servant“Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my Spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.
He will not cry out or shout; he will not publicize himself in the streets.
A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees.
He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.”
This is what the true God, the LORD, says– the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:
“I, the LORD, officially commission you; I take hold of your hand. I protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, and a light to the nations,