Isaiah 42:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.”
מִשְׁפָּט
Justice, right judgment. Mishpat. Doing what is right and fair in every situation. Let justice roll on like a river. God requires mishpat from His people.
כֵּהֶה
dim
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כֵּהֶה
Dark, heavy, thick. Keheh. Garment of praise instead of a spirit of heaviness. God gives us praise as the specific antidote to grief and despair.
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יָצָא
he will bring forth
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יָצָא
To go out, to come out, to bring out. Yatsa. God brought Israel out of Egypt. He brings us out of every form of bondage with a mighty hand.
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קָנֶה
a reed
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קָנֶה
a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
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כָּבָה
he will extinguish/ it
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כָּבָה
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
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רָצַץ
crushed
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רָצַץ
to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively
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שָׁבַר
he will break
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שָׁבַר
to burst (literally or figuratively)
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