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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 42, Verse 4

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A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
King James Version
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
American Standard Version
He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
New English Translation
He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.”
World English Bible
He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law."
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Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
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I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
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To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
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I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
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Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
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Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
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Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice], the villages [that] Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
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Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
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The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
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I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, [and] refrained myself: [now] will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.