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Isaiah 35:3
3Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.
Isaiah 35:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
- New International Version (NIV)Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees.
Context of Isaiah 35:3
1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; The Arabah (desert) will shout in exultation and blossom Like the autumn crocus. 2It will blossom abundantly And rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of [Mount] Carmel and [the plain] of Sharon. They will see the glory of the Lord, The majesty and splendor of our God. Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm. 4Say to those with an anxious and panic-stricken heart, “Be strong, fear not! Indeed, your God will come with vengeance [for the ungodly]; The retribution of God will come, But He will save you.” 5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
Read all of Isaiah 35Isaiah 35:3 word by word
חַזְּק֖וּ יָדַ֣יִם רָפ֑וֹת וּבִרְכַּ֥יִם כֹּשְׁל֖וֹת אַמֵּֽצוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 35:3
- Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.
- Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you.
- Isaiah 57:14And it will be said, “Build up, build up, clear the way. Remove the stumbling block out of the way [of the spiritual return] of My people.”
- Judges 7:11and you will hear what they say; and afterward you will have the courage to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the army that was in the camp.
- Job 4:3Behold, you have admonished and instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands.
- Job 16:5[But instead] I could strengthen and encourage you with [the words of] my mouth, And the consolation and solace of my lips would soothe your suffering and lessen your anguish.
- Luke 22:32but I have prayed [especially] for you [Peter], that your faith [and confidence in Me] may not fail; and you, once you have turned back again [to Me], strengthen and support your brothers [in the faith].”
- Acts 18:23After spending some time there, he left and traveled through the territory of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening and encouraging all the disciples.
- Hebrews 12:12So then, strengthen hands that are weak and knees that tremble.
Commentaries on Isaiah 35:3
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Limp hands and feeble knees express discouragement and anxiety (see Hebrews 12:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Strengthen ... hands ... confirm ... knees--The Hebrew for "strengthen" refers to the strength residing in the hand for grasping and holding a thing manfully; "confirm," to the firmness with which one keeps his ground, so as not to be dislodged by any other [Maurer]. Encourage the Jews, now desponding, by the assurance of the blessings promised.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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