NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon A bruisedratsats (raw-tsats') to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively -- break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together. reed qaneh (kaw-neh') a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard) shall he not break shabar (shaw-bar') to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear and the smoking keheh (kay-heh') feeble, obscure -- somewhat dark, darkish, wax dim, heaviness, smoking. flax pishtah (pish-taw') flax; by implication, a wick -- flax, tow. shall he not quench kabah (kaw-baw') to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger) -- go (put) out, quench. he shall bring forth yatsa' (yaw-tsaw') to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim. judgment mishpat (mish-pawt') a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective unto truth 'emeth (eh'-meth) stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness -- assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. King James Bible A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. Holman Christian Standard Bible He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not put out a smoldering wick; He will faithfully bring justice. International Standard Version A crushed reed he will not break, and a fading candle he won't snuff out. He'll bring forth justice for the truth. NET Bible A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees. GOD'S WORD® Translation He will not break off a damaged cattail. He will not even put out a smoking wick. He will faithfully bring about justice. King James 2000 Bible A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth justice unto truth. Links Isaiah 42:3Isaiah 42:3 NIV Isaiah 42:3 NLT Isaiah 42:3 ESV Isaiah 42:3 NASB Isaiah 42:3 KJV |
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