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A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
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Christ's Tender Care for the Weak
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a beautiful description of Jesus's character. He is uniquely gentle toward those who are spiritually weak, broken by sin, or full of doubt. The 'bruised reed' and 'smoldering wick' are metaphors for fragile people. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill explain that Christ doesn't crush the fragile or extinguish faint faith. Instead, He carefully nurtures, strengthens, and restores those who come to Him in their weakness.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A bruised reed - The word ‘reed’ means the cane or calamus which grows up in marshy or wet places (Isaiah 36:6; see the note at …
19th Century
Anglican
A bruised reed shall he not break ... — Physical, moral, and spiritual weakness are all brought under the same likeness. …
Baptist
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
How exactly …
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16th Century
Protestant
A bruised reed he shall not break. After declaring in general that Christ will be unlike earthly princes, He next mentions His mildness in…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
A bruised reed shall not break The tenderness of Christ to weak and ignorant persons is here and in the next clause expressed;…
This prophecy was fulfilled in Christ (Matthew 12:17). Let our souls rely on him, and rejoice in him; then, for his sake, the Father wi…
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13th Century
Catholic
Behold my servant. Here he shows the divine love of the Son, whom He promised: God so loved the world, as to give his…