Revised Webster's Bible
Job 4:4
4Thy words have upheld him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
Job 4:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
- New International Version (NIV)Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees;
Context of Job 4:4
2If we try to speak with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can restrain from speaking? 3Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. Thy words have upheld him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. 5But now it hath come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. 6Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
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כּ֭וֹשֵׁל יְקִימ֣וּן מִלֶּ֑יךָ וּבִרְכַּ֖יִם כֹּרְע֣וֹת תְּאַמֵּֽץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 4:4
- Psalms 145:14The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.
- Proverbs 12:18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
- Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
- 2 Corinthians 2:7So that on the contrary ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such an one should be swallowed up with too much sorrow.
- 2 Corinthians 7:6Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all men .
- Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
- Daniel 5:6Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
- Hebrews 12:12Therefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
Commentaries on Job 4:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Thy words have upholden him that was falling - That is, either falling into sin, or sinking under calamity and trial. The Hebrew will bear either interpretation, but the connection seems to require us to understand it of one who was sinking under the weight of affliction. The feeble knees - Margin, “bowing.” The knees support the frame. If they fail, we are feeble and helpless. Hence, their being weak, is so often used in the Bible to denote imbecility…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4These were people who were weak, felt depressed, and had low confidence in themselves (Isaiah 13:7; 35:3; Ezekiel 7:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-211. Eliphaz--the mildest of Job's three accusers. The greatness of Job's calamities, his complaints against God, and the opinion that calamities are proofs of guilt, led the three to doubt Job's integrity.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- 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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