Isaiah 42:3

Isaiah chapter 42 · verse 3 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.

Context

v.2He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

v.3This passage

v.4He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 40:29

    He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

  • Revelation 19:11

    And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

  • Psalms 96:13

    Before Jehovah; for he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.

  • Matthew 18:10

    See that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

  • Psalms 98:9

    Before Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.