ISA 42:3 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Κάλαμον τεθλασμένον οὐ συντρίψει, καὶ λίνον καπνιζόμενον οὐ σβέσει, ἀλλὰ εἰς ἀλήθειαν ἐξοίσει κρίσιν.
(Kalamon tethlasmenon ou suntripsei, kai linon kapnizomenon ou sbesei, alla eis alaʸtheian exoisei krisin. )

BrTr A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench; but he shall bring forth judgment to truth.

ULT A crushed reed he will not break,
⇔ and a feeble wick he will not quench.
⇔ He will faithfully bring forth justice;

UST He will not get rid of anyone who is weak like a smashed reed,
⇔ and he will not end the life of anyone who is helpless, like an oil lamp about to stop burning.
⇔ He will faithfully make sure that judges decide cases justly.

BSB A bruised reed He will not break
⇔ and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish;
⇔ He will faithfully bring forth justice.

OEB not a reed that is bent will he break,
⇔ nor a wick that burns dim will he quench.
⇔ He will faithfully set forth (my) Law,

WEBBE He won’t break a bruised reed.
⇔ He won’t quench a dimly burning wick.
⇔ He will faithfully bring justice.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A crushed reed he will not break,
⇔ a dim wick he will not extinguish;
⇔ he will faithfully make just decrees.

LSV A bruised reed He does not break,
And faded flax He does not quench,
He brings forth judgment to truth.

FBV He won't break a damaged reed; he won't snuff out a smoldering wick. He will faithfully make sure everyone is treated fairly.

T4T He will not get rid of anyone who is weak like [MET] a smashed reed,
⇔ and he will not end the life of anyone who is helpless like [MET] someone would extinguish a dimly burning wick of an oil lamp.
⇔ He will faithfully/continually make sure that judges decide cases justly.

LEB • and he not will extinguish a dim wick. • He will bring justice forth in[fn] faithfulness.

42:? Or “to”

BBE He will not let a crushed stem be quite broken, and he will not let a feebly burning light be put out: he will go on sending out the true word to the peoples.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS A bruised reed shall he not break, and the dimly burning wick shall he not quench; he shall make the right to go forth according to the truth.

ASV A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.

DRA The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

YLT A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.

Drby A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.

RV A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment in truth.

Wbstr A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment to truth.

KJB-1769 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.[fn][fn]
(A bruised red shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgement unto truth. )

42.3 smoking: or, dimly burning

42.3 quench: Heb. quench it

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]A bruised reed shall he not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall hee not quench: he shall bring forth iudgment vnto trueth.
(A bruised red shall he not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgement unto truth.)

42:3 Or, dimly burning.

42:3 Hebr. quench it.

Bshps And a broosed reede shall he not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench: but faythfully and truely shall he geue iudgement.
(And a broosed reede shall he not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench: but faithfully and truly shall he give judgement.)

Gnva A bruised reede shall hee not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench: he shall bring foorth iudgement in trueth.
(A bruised reede shall he not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgement in truth. )

Cvdl A brussedrede shal he not breake, & the smokinge flax shal he not quench: but faithfully & truly shal he geue iudgmet.
(A brussedread shall he not breake, and the smokinge flax shall he not quench: but faithfully and truly shall he give iudgmet.)

Wycl He schal not breke a schakun rehed, and he schal not quenche smokynge flax; he schal brynge out doom in treuthe.
(He shall not breke a schakun rehed, and he shall not quenche smokynge flax; he shall bring out doom in truth.)

Luth Das zerstoßene Rohr wird er nicht zerbrechen und den glimmenden Docht wird er nicht auslöschen. Er wird das Recht wahrhaftiglich halten lehren.
(The zerstoßene Rohr becomes he not zerbrechen and the glimmenden Docht becomes he not auslöschen. He becomes the law wahrhaftiglich hold lehren.)

ClVg Calamum quassatum non conteret, et linum fumigans non extinguet: in veritate educet judicium.[fn]
(Calamum quassatum not/no conteret, and linum fumigans not/no extinguet: in veritate educet yudicium. )

42.3 Linum fumigans. Sacerdotium jam pene exstinctum, de lino autem fit sacerdotale vestimentum. Educet judicium. Judicabit, scilicet non metuens Scribas et Pharisæos.

42.3 Linum fumigans. Sacerdotium yam pene exstinctum, about lino however fit sacerdotale vestimentum. Educet yudicium. Yudicabit, scilicet not/no metuens Scribas and Pharisæos.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) A crushed reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench

(Some words not found in UHB: reed bruised not break and,wick dimly not extinguish,her in,faithfulness bring_forth justice )

Yahweh speaks of weak and helpless people as if they were crushed reeds and dimly burning wicks.

(Occurrence 0) crushed reed

(Some words not found in UHB: reed bruised not break and,wick dimly not extinguish,her in,faithfulness bring_forth justice )

A reed is the long, thin stem of a plant like tall grass. If it is crushed, it cannot carry any weight. See how you translated this in Isaiah 36:6.

(Occurrence 0) he will not break

(Some words not found in UHB: reed bruised not break and,wick dimly not extinguish,her in,faithfulness bring_forth justice )

Alternate translation: “My servant will not break”

Parallel ISA 42:3