Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 42 connects to 10 cross-references. The first Servant Song introduces a figure who will bring justice to the nations without crying out or breaking a bruised reed. He is a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open blind eyes and free …
Other Translations
A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.
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.
Cross References
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this …
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for …
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto …
I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and …
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high …
Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and …
The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word …
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they …
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in …