New English Translation
Isaiah 35:3
3Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake!
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
1Let the desert and dry region be happy; let the wilderness rejoice and bloom like a lily! 2Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the Lord, the splendor of our God. Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake! 4Tell those who panic, “Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.” 5Then blind eyes will open, deaf ears will hear.
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, comfort my people,” says your God.
- Isaiah 52:1Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, O Jerusalem, holy city! For uncircumcised and unclean pagans will no longer invade you.
- Isaiah 57:14He says, “Build it! Build it! Clear a way! Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!”
- Judges 7:11and listen to what they are saying. Then you will be brave and attack the camp.” So he went down with Purah his servant to where the sentries were guarding the camp.
- Job 4:3Look, you have instructed many; you have strengthened feeble hands.
- Job 16:5But I would strengthen you with my words; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.
- Luke 22:32but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
- Acts 18:23After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
- Hebrews 12:12Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and 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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