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Isaiah 35:3
3With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and encourage those who have weak 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;
- 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
1Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses. 2Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon. There the Lord will display his glory, the splendor of our God. With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and encourage those who have weak knees. 4Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to save you.” 5And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf.
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, O Zion! Clothe yourself with strength. Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem, for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer.
- Isaiah 57:14God says, “Rebuild the road! Clear away the rocks and stones so my people can return from captivity.”
- Judges 7:11Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack.” So Gideon took Purah and went down to the edge of the enemy camp.
- Job 4:3“In the past you have encouraged many people; you have strengthened those who were weak.
- Job 16:5But if it were me, I would encourage you. I would try to take away your grief.
- Luke 22:32But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.”
- Acts 18:23After spending some time in Antioch, Paul went back through Galatia and Phrygia, visiting and strengthening all the believers.
- Hebrews 12:12So take a new grip with your tired 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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