Isaiah 42:1-4

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42 “Here is my servant,
    the one I support.
He is the one I have chosen,
    and I am very pleased with him.
I have filled him with my Spirit,
    and he will bring justice to the nations.
² He will not cry out or shout
    or try to make himself heard in the streets.
³ He will not break even a crushed reed.^[a]
    He will not put out even the weakest flame.
    He will bring true justice.
⁴ He will not grow weak or give up
    until he has brought justice to the world.
    And people in faraway places will hope to receive his teachings.”