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Isaiah 42:3

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3A fbruised reed shall he not break,

And the ||smoking flax shall he not †quench:

He shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

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Footnotes

  1. fbroken.
  2. ||Or, dimly burning. Heb. as 1 Sam. 3:2.
  3. †Heb. quench it.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

a bruised reed he will not break,

and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;

he will faithfully bring forth justice.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A bruised reed he will not break,

and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.

In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He will not break a bruised reed,

and he will not put out a smoldering wick;

he will faithfully bring justice.

NLTNew Living Translation

He will not crush the weakest reed

or put out a flickering candle.

He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He will not break a broken reed,

and he will not extinguish a dim wick.

He will bring justice forth in faithfulness.