Now, behold, you trust on the staff of this bruised reed, even on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Par`oh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
Matthew 12:20 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory. American Standard Version (1901) A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory. Common English Bible He won’t break a bent stalk, and he won’t snuff out a smoldering wick, until he makes justice win. Catholic Public Domain Version He shall not crush the bruised reed, and he shall not extinguish the smoking wick, until he sends forth judgment unto victory. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish: till he send forth judgment unto victory. |
Now, behold, you trust on the staff of this bruised reed, even on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Par`oh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice.
*Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
As these went their way, Yeshua began to say to the multitudes concerning Yochanan, *What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
*The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Messiah, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.
so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.
And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.