Isaiah

Isaiah 42:3–4

³A bruised reed He will not break

and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish;

He will faithfully bring forth justice.

⁴He will not grow weak or discouraged^a

before He has established justice on the earth.

In His law the islands will put their hope.”^b

Footnotes

a 42:4 Or bruised
b 42:4 Or In His teaching the coastlands will put their hope; LXX In His name the nations will put their hope; cited in Matthew 12:18–21|MAT 12:18-21

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A bruised	רָצוּץ֙	rā·ṣūṣ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H7533 crush
reed	קָנֶ֤ה	qā·neh	Noun - masculine singular	H7070 stalk, reed
He will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
break	יִשְׁבּ֔וֹר	yiš·bō·wr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
and a smoldering	כֵהָ֖ה	ḵê·hāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3544 dim, dull, faint
wick	וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה	ū·p̄iš·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6594 flax
He will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
extinguish	יְכַבֶּ֑נָּה	yə·ḵab·ben·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out
He will faithfully	לֶאֱמֶ֖ת	le·’ĕ·meṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
bring forth	יוֹצִ֥יא	yō·w·ṣî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
justice	מִשְׁפָּֽט׃	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
grow weak	יִכְהֶה֙	yiḵ·heh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3543 be or grow dim, faint
or discouraged	יָר֔וּץ	yā·rūṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7533 crush
before	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
He has established	יָשִׂ֥ים	yā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֑ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
on the earth	בָּאָ֖רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
In His law	וּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹ	ū·lə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
the islands	אִיִּ֥ים	’î·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H339 coast, region
will put their hope	יְיַחֵֽילוּ׃פ	yə·ya·ḥê·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3176 wait

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 42:3 Ezekiel 34:16 · Jeremiah 31:25 · Psalm 147:3 · Matthew 11:28 · Isaiah 40:11 · Isaiah 11:3–4 · John 5:30 · Revelation 19:11 · Matthew 18:10–14 · John 20:19–21 · Psalm 96:13 · Isaiah 50:10

Isaiah 42:4 Isaiah 53:2–12 · Isaiah 55:5 · Genesis 49:10 · Isaiah 52:13–15 · Psalm 22:27 · Isaiah 9:7 · Matthew 12:21 · Isaiah 42:12 · Micah 4:1–3 · Isaiah 24:15–16 · Psalm 72:8–11 · Psalm 98:2–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.