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20 He won’t break a bruised reed.
    He won’t quench a smoking flax,
until he leads justice to victory.

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20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings [a]justice and a just cause to victory.

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  1. Matthew 12:20 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

20 A bruised reed he will not break,
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.

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“For this is like the waters of Noah to me;
    for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah will no more go over the earth,
    so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.

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For this is like the days of Noah to Me; as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.

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“To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.(A)
So now I have sworn(B) not to be angry(C) with you,
    never to rebuke(D) you again.

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