Isaiah 35 · Verse 3

Isaiah 35:3

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Isaiah 35:3, King James Version

Isaiah 35:3 in other translations

BSBStrengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
WEBStrengthen the weak hands, and make the feeble knees firm.
ASVStrengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
YLTStrengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.
DARBYStrengthen the weak hands and confirm the tottering knees.
BBEMake strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.
WebsterStrengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

What does Isaiah 35:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 35:1-4

The flourishing state of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 35:1-4) The privileges of his people. (Is. 35:5-10) Verses 1-4 Judea was prosperous in the days of Hezekiah, but the kingdom of Christ is the great subject intended. Converting grace makes the soul that was a wilderness, to rejoice with joy and singing, and to blossom abundantly. The feeble and faint-hearted are encouraged. This is the design of the gospel. Fear is…

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Isaiah 35:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חַזְּק֖וּcha.ze.KustrengthenH2388
יָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimhandsH3027
רָפ֑וֹתra.FotslackH7504
וּבִרְכַּ֥יִםu.vir.Ka.yimand kneesH1290
כֹּשְׁל֖וֹתko.she.LotstumblingH3782
אַמֵּֽצוּ\׃'a.Me.tzumake firmH553

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 35:3

  • Hebrews 12:12

    Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

  • Luke 22:32

    But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

  • Job 4:3-4

    Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

  • Isaiah 57:14-16

    And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

  • Luke 22:43

    And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

  • Acts 18:23

    And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

  • Job 16:5

    But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

  • Judges 7:11

    And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.

  • Isaiah 52:1-2

    Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

  • Isaiah 40:1-2

    Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
40:1,2; 52:1,2; 57:14-16; Jud 7:11; Job 4:3,4; 16:5; Lu 22:32,43
Ac 18:23; Heb 12:12

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Context

  • Isaiah 35:2

    It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

  • Isaiah 35:3

    Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

  • Isaiah 35:4

    Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

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Isaiah 35:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Confortad á las manos cansadas, roborad las vacilantes rodillas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Fortifiez les mains lassées, et affermissez les genoux qui chancellent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Stärket die schlaffen Hände und befestiget die wankenden Kniee!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Confortate manus dissolutas, et genua debilia roborate.