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

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A bruised reed(A) he will not break,(B)
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(C)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(D)

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A bruised reed He will not break,
And [a]smoking flax He will not [b]quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:3 dimly burning
  2. Isaiah 42:3 extinguish

In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.

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By warfare[a] and exile(A) you contend with her—
    with his fierce blast he drives her out,
    as on a day the east wind(B) blows.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 27:8 See Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

(A)In measure, by sending it away,
You contended with it.
(B)He removes it by His rough wind
In the day of the east wind.

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