Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; New Living Translation With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and encourage those who have weak knees. English Standard Version Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Berean Standard Bible Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! King James Bible Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. New King James Version Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees. New American Standard Bible Strengthen the exhausted, and make the feeble strong. NASB 1995 Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. NASB 1977 Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. Legacy Standard Bible Strengthen limp hands, and give courage to the knees of the stumbling. Amplified Bible Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm. Christian Standard Bible Strengthen the weak hands, steady the shaking knees! Holman Christian Standard Bible Strengthen the weak hands, steady the shaking knees! American Standard Version Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Strengthen hands that are weak and the knees that shake make firm Brenton Septuagint Translation Be strong, ye relaxed hands and palsied knees. Contemporary English Version Here is a message for all who are weak, trembling, and worried: Douay-Rheims Bible Strengthen ye the feeble hands, and confirm the weak knees. English Revised Version Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. GOD'S WORD® Translation Strengthen limp hands. Steady weak knees. Good News Translation Give strength to hands that are tired and to knees that tremble with weakness. International Standard Version Strengthen the feeble hands, and support the stumbling knees. JPS Tanakh 1917 Strengthen ye the weak hands, And make firm the tottering knees. Literal Standard Version Strengthen the feeble hands, | Indeed, strengthen the stumbling knees. Majority Standard Bible Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! New American Bible Strengthen hands that are feeble, make firm knees that are weak, NET Bible Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake! New Revised Standard Version Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. New Heart English Bible Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Webster's Bible Translation Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. World English Bible Strengthen the weak hands, and make the feeble knees firm. Young's Literal Translation Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Glory of Zion…2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. 3Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! 4Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”… Cross References Hebrews 12:12 Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees. Exodus 17:12 When Moses' hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down. Ezra 1:6 And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings. Job 4:3 Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands. Job 4:4 Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling. Daniel 10:18 Again the one with the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me. Zephaniah 3:16 On that day they will say to Jerusalem: "Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp. Treasury of Scripture Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Isaiah 40:1,2 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God… Isaiah 52:1,2 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean… Isaiah 57:14-16 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people… Jump to Previous Confirm Encourage Exhausted Feeble Firm Hands Knees Shaking Steady Strengthen Strong Stumbling Support Tottering Way WeakJump to Next Confirm Encourage Exhausted Feeble Firm Hands Knees Shaking Steady Strengthen Strong Stumbling Support Tottering Way WeakIsaiah 35 1. The joyful flourishing of Christ's kingdom3. The weak are encouraged by the virtues and privileges of the Gospel (3) Strengthen ye the weak hands . . .--Here the words are obviously, as they are quoted in Hebrews 12:12, figurative and not literal, and so far suggest a like interpretation for what follows.Verse 3. - Strengthen ye the weak hands. In the Church of the redeemed there will be "weak" brethren as well as strong, "feeble" as well as healthful (see 1 Corinthians 3:1; Galatians 6:1; Hebrews 5:12-14). God, by the mouth of his prophet, calls on the strong to impart of their strength to their weaker brethren, uplifting their "weak hands," as Aaron and Hur did those of Moses (Exodus 17:12), and "confirming" or sustaining their "feeble knees." So St. Paul: "We that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves" (Romans 15:1). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Strengthenחַזְּק֖וּ (ḥaz·zə·qū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the limp רָפ֑וֹת (rā·p̄ō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7504: An Israelite in the line of Saul hands יָדַ֣יִם (yā·ḏa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 3027: A hand and steady אַמֵּֽצוּ׃ (’am·mê·ṣū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert the feeble כֹּשְׁל֖וֹת (kō·šə·lō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall knees! וּבִרְכַּ֥יִם (ū·ḇir·ka·yim) Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd Strong's 1290: The knee Links Isaiah 35:3 NIVIsaiah 35:3 NLT Isaiah 35:3 ESV Isaiah 35:3 NASB Isaiah 35:3 KJV Isaiah 35:3 BibleApps.com Isaiah 35:3 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 35:3 Chinese Bible Isaiah 35:3 French Bible Isaiah 35:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 35:3 Strengthen the weak hands and make firm (Isa Isi Is) |
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