A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory. The bruised reed and smoldering wick are the images of fragile, barely-surviving humanity — those who are nearly broken and almost extinguished. The Servant who does not break or quench them is the one who healed the man with the withered hand, the one who receives the humble and lowly (Matthew 11:28–29). Justice brought to victory is the eschatological completion of the Servant's patient, gentle work.

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