Isaiah 42:3
What does Isaiah 42:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 42:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000A 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 · 1611A 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 · 1901A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.
Context
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.
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