Bible in Basic English
"The crushed stem will not be broken by him; and the feebly burning light will he not put out, till he has made righteousness overcome all."
— Matthew 12:20, Bible in Basic English
“A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.”
“A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory. ”
“He will not break a bruised reed or extinguish a smoldering wick, until he brings justice to victory.”
“The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish: till he send forth judgment unto victory.”
“A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.”
So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,
See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles.
His coming will not be with fighting or loud cries; and his voice will not be lifted up in the streets.
The crushed stem will not be broken by him; and the feebly burning light will he not put out, till he has made righteousness overcome all.
And in his name will the Gentiles put their hope.
Then they took to him one with an evil spirit, who was blind and had no power of talking: and he made him well so that he had the power of talking and seeing.
And all the people were surprised and said, Is not this the Son of David?