Isaiah 42:3 | |
NASB: "A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. (NASB ©1995) GWT: He will not break off a damaged cattail. He will not even put out a smoking wick. He will faithfully bring about justice. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. ASV: A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth. BBE: He 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. DBY: A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth. JPS: A bruised reed shall he not break, and the dimly burning wick shall he not quench; he shall make the right to go forth according to the truth. WBS: A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment to truth. WEB: He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice. YLT: A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment. | |
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