Isaiah 42:3 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

Isaiah 42:3 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
Jeremiah 31:25
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
Psalms 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Isaiah 40:11
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-4)

We are sure that these verses are to be understood of Christ, for the evangelist tells us expressly that in him this prophecy was fulfilled, Matt. 12:17-21. Behold with an eye of faith, behold and observe, behold and admire, my servant, whom I uphold. Let the Old-Testament saints behold and remember him. Now what must we behold and consider concerning him? I. The Father’s concern for him and relat…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 3)

3. bruised--“It pleased the Lord to bruise Him” (Is 53:5, 10; Ge 3:15); so He can feel for the bruised. As Is 42:2 described His unturbulent spirit towards His violent enemies (Mt 12:14-16), and His utter freedom from love of notoriety, so Is 42:3, His tenderness in cherishing the first spark of grace in the penitent (Is 40:11). reed--fragile: easily “shaken with the wind” (Mt 11:7). Those who are…