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He won’t shout,
    or raise his voice,
        or make it heard in the street.
A crushed reed he will not break,
    and a fading candle[a] he won’t snuff out.[b]
        He’ll bring forth[c] justice for the truth.
And[d] he won’t grow faint or be crushed
    until he establishes justice on the mainland,
        and the coastlands take ownership of[e] his Law.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:3 Lit. fading linen wick
  2. Isaiah 42:3 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads quench it
  3. Isaiah 42:3 I.e. will demonstrate
  4. Isaiah 42:4 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsah MT lack And
  5. Isaiah 42:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read the islands wait for (cf. 4QIsah)

He will not shout or cry out,(A)
    or raise his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed(B) he will not break,(C)
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(D)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(E)
    he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(F) on earth.
    In his teaching(G) the islands(H) will put their hope.”(I)

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