Isaiah 42:3-5

Revised Standard Version

³a bruised reed he will not break,
    and a dimly burning wick he will not quench;
    he will faithfully bring forth justice.
⁴He will not fail^[a] or be discouraged^[b]
    till he has established justice in the earth;
    and the coastlands wait for his law.

⁵Thus says God, the Lord,
    who created the heavens and stretched them out,
    who spread forth the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people upon it
    and spirit to those who walk in it:

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Isaiah 42:4 Or burn dimly
Isaiah 42:4 Or bruised

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