Thematic Bible: Of weakness
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A bruised reed he will not break, and smoldering flax he will not quench, until he sends forth justice for victory.
A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench, but he will bring forth justice in truth.
Behold, thou trust upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand, and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
For LORD will smite Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. And he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River because they have made their Asherim, provoking LO
Now, behold, thou trust upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man leans it will go into his hand, and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
And while those men departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes about John, What did ye go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
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