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.In other versions
A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
ASV
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.
BBE
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.
DBY
A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
WEB
A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.
YLT
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
ENG
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment to truth.
WBT
A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
BSB
In context
1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
5Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: