English Standard Version
Isaiah 35:3
3Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.
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;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees.
- New Living Translation (NLT)With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and encourage those who have weak knees.
Context of Isaiah 35:3
1The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; 2it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. 4Say to those who have an anxious heart, "Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you." 5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf 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 40:1Comfort, 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 there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
- Isaiah 57:14And it shall be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way."
- Judges 7:11And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp." Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the armed men who were in the camp.
- Job 4:3Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands.
- Job 16:5I could strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would assuage your pain.
- Luke 22:32but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers."
- Acts 18:23After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
- Hebrews 12:12Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,
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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