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19 He will not ·argue [quarrel; fight] or ·cry out [shout];
    no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 He will not break a ·crushed blade of grass [battered/bruised reed]
    or ·put out [extinguish] ·even a weak flame [a flickering candle; L a smoldering wick]
until he ·makes justice win the [leads justice to] victory.
21     In ·him [L his name] will the ·Gentiles [nations; non-Jewish people] ·find [put their] hope [Is. 42:1–4].”

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19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
    no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21     In his name the nations will put their hope.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:21 Isaiah 42:1-4