| NETBible | A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; 1 he will faithfully make just decrees. 2 |
| NIV © |
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smouldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; |
| NASB © |
"A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. |
| NLT © |
He will not crush those who are weak or quench the smallest hope. He will bring full justice to all who have been wronged. |
| MSG © |
He won't brush aside the bruised and the hurt and he won't disregard the small and insignificant, but he'll steadily and firmly set things right. |
| 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. |
| NRSV © |
a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. |
| NKJV © |
A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. |
| KJV | A bruised <07533> (8803) reed <07070> shall he not break <07665> (8799)_, and the smoking <03544> flax <06594> shall he not quench <03518> (8762)_: he shall bring forth <03318> (8686) judgment <04941> unto truth <0571>_. {smoking: or, dimly burning} {quench: Heb. quench it} |
| NASB © |
"A bruised <7533> reed <7070> He will not break <7665> And a dimly <3544> burning wick <6594> He will not extinguish <3518> ; He will faithfully <571> bring <3318> forth <3318> justice .<4941> |
| LXXM | kalamon <2563> N-ASM teylasmenon {V-PMPAS} ou <3364> ADV suntriqei <4937> V-FAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ linon <3043> N-ASN kapnizomenon {V-PMPAS} ou <3364> ADV sbesei <4570> V-FAI-3S alla <235> CONJ eiv <1519> PREP alhyeian <225> N-ASF exoisei <1627> V-FAI-3S krisin <2920> N-ASF |
| NET [draft] ITL | A crushed <07533> reed <07070> he will not <03808> break <07665> , a dim <03544> wick <06594> he will not <03808> extinguish <03518> ; he will faithfully <0571> make just decrees .<04941> |
| HEBREW | jpsm <04941> ayuwy <03318> tmal <0571> hnbky <03518> al <03808> hhk <03544> htspw <06594> rwbsy <07665> al <03808> Uwur <07533> hnq (42:3) <07070> |
| NETBible | A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; 1 he will faithfully make just decrees. 2 |
| NET Notes |
1 sn The “crushed reed” and “dim wick” symbolize the weak and oppressed who are on the verge of extinction. 2 tn Heb “faithfully he will bring out justice” (cf. NASB, NRSV). |