Matthew

Matthew 12:19–20

¹⁹He will not quarrel or cry out;

no one will hear His voice in the streets.

²⁰A bruised reed He will not break,

and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish,

till He leads justice to victory.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will not quarrel	ἐρίσει	erisei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2051 I contend, dispute
or	οὐδὲ	oude	Conjunction	G3761 neither, nor, not even
cry out	κραυγάσει	kraugasei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2905 I cry aloud, shout
no	οὐδὲ	oude	Conjunction	G3761 neither, nor, not even
one	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
will hear	ἀκούσει	akousei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G191 I hear, listen
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
voice	φωνὴν	phōnēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	ταῖς	tais	Article - Dative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
streets	πλατείαις	plateiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G4113 a street

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A bruised	συντετριμμένον	syntetrimmenon	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4937 I break by crushing
reed	κάλαμον	kalamon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2563 a reed, reed-pen
He will not break	κατεάξει	kateaxei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2608 I break in pieces
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
a smoldering	τυφόμενον	typhomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5188 I raise smoke
wick	λίνον	linon	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3043 flax, linen
He will not extinguish	σβέσει	sbesei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4570 I extinguish, suppress
till	ἕως	heōs	Conjunction	G2193 until, as far as
He leads	ἐκβάλῃ	ekbalē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce
justice	κρίσιν	krisin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2920 judging, divine judgment
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
victory	νῖκος	nikos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3534 victory

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

Matthew 12:19 Matthew 11:29 · John 18:36–38 · 2 Timothy 2:24–25 · 2 Corinthians 10:1

Matthew 12:20 Isaiah 42:3–4 · Ezekiel 34:16 · Isaiah 61:1–3 · Psalm 147:3 · Luke 4:18 · Lamentations 3:31–34 · Psalm 51:17 · Hebrews 12:12–13 · 2 Corinthians 2:7 · 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 · Revelation 6:2 · Matthew 11:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.