Isaiah 42:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 42:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
קָנֶ֤ה
qâneh
H7070
reed
רָצוּץ֙
râtsats
H7533
to crush
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשְׁבּ֔וֹר
shâbar
H7665
to break
וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה
pishtâh
H6594
flax
כֵהָ֖ה
kêheh
H3544
dim
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְכַבֶּ֑נָּה
kâbâh
H3518
to quench
לֶאֱמֶ֖ת
ʼemeth
H571
faithfulness
יוֹצִ֥יא
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִשְׁפָּֽט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
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King James Version Public Domain
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He will not break a crushed reed, and he will not quench a dim wick. He will bring forth justice in faithfulness.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).