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Isaiah 42:3-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 42:3-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 He will not break a bruised reed,
and He will not put out a smoldering wick;
He will faithfully bring justice.
4 He will not grow weak or be discouraged
until He has established justice on earth.
The islands will wait for His instruction.”(A)
5 This is what God, Yahweh, says—
who created the heavens and stretched them out,(B)
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,(C)
who gives breath to the people on it
and life[a] to those who walk on it(D)—
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- Isaiah 42:5 Lit spirit
Isaiah 42:3-5
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Isaiah 42:3-5
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Isaiah 42:3-5
King James Version
Isaiah 42:3-5
King James Version
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
5 Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
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