Isaiah 42:3

Translations

Modern

A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

Traditional

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

Literal

A bruised reed He will not break, and smoldering flax He will not quench; for in faithfulness He will bring forth justice.

Latin

Calamum quassatum non conteret, et linum fumigans non extinguet: in veritate educet judicium.

Original

Hebrew

English

A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

Notes

Isaiah 42:3

The royal servant will be gentle with the oppressed and discouraged (see Isaiah 3:15; 41:17).

Isaiah 42:1–4

The servant here is not the people of Israel (as in Isaiah 41:8–28 and elsewhere in chapters 41–48; see 49:5–6). Instead, the servant is a royal figure who accomplishes his mission with care for people, especially for those who are hurting. The passage is the first of four songs about this servant (Isaiah 42:1–4; 49:1–13; 50:4–11; 52:13–53:12). He brings in an era of universal justice. For the connection of the servant with Jesus Christ, see Matthew 12:18–21.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Fearing People God’s Commitment to His People God’s Inscrutable Purposes in History God’s Servant Psalms of Suffering Salvation in Isaiah Social Justice

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

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…before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

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