World English Bible
"He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice."
— Isaiah 42:3, World English 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. ”
“A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees.”
“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.”
"Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights-- I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.
He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law."
Thus says God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it.
"I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations;