Isaiah 35 · Verse 4

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.
Isaiah 35:4, King James Version

Isaiah 35:4 in other translations

BSBSay to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
WEBTell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you.
ASVSay to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
YLTSay to the hastened of heart, ‘Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.'
DARBYSay to them that are of a timid heart, Be strong, fear not; behold your God: vengeance cometh, the recompense of God! He will come himself, and save you.
BBESay to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.
WebsterSay to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you.

What does Isaiah 35:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. fearful--"hasty," Margin; that is, with a heart fluttered with agitation. with--the Hebrew is more forcible than the English Version: "God will come, vengeance! even God, a recompense!" The sense is the same.

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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 35:4 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.

אִמְרוּ֙'im.RusayH559
לְנִמְהֲרֵי\־le.nim.ha.rei-to [people] hasty ofH4116
לֵ֔בLevheartH3820
חִזְק֖וּchiz.Kube strongH2388
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uyou be afraidH3372
הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!H2009
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
נָקָ֣םna.KamvengeanceH5359
יָב֔וֹאya.Vo'he will comeH935
גְּמ֣וּלge.Mul[the] recompense ofH1576
אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
ה֥וּאhu'heH1931
יָב֖וֹאya.Vo'he will comeH935
וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶֽם\׃ve.yo.sha.'a.Khemand he may deliver youH3467

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Cross references for Isaiah 35:4

  • James 5:7-9

    Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

  • Isaiah 41:10-14

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. …

  • Zephaniah 3:16-17

    In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

  • Ephesians 6:10

    Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

  • Isaiah 34:8

    For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

  • Haggai 2:4

    Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:

  • 1 Chronicles 28:20

    And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

  • Isaiah 33:22

    For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

  • Isaiah 61:2

    To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

  • Isaiah 25:9

    And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

  • Isaiah 52:7-10

    How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

  • Luke 21:28

    And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fearful. Heb. hasty.
28:16; 32:4; *marg:
Ps 116:11; Hab 2:3
Be strong.
44:2; Jos 1:6,7; 1Ch 28:20; Da 10:19; Hag 2:4; Eph 6:10; 2Ti 2:1
fear not.
41:10-14; 43:1-6; 54:4,5; Zep 3:16,17; Re 2:10
behold.
25:9; 26:20,21; 34:8; 40:9,10; 52:7-10; 61:2; 66:15; De 32:35-43
Ps 50:3; Ho 1:7; Zec 2:8-10; Mal 3:1; Mt 1:21-23; Lu 21:28
Heb 9:28; 10:37,38; Jas 5:7-9; Re 1:7; 22:20

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 35:5

    Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

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Isaiah 35:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Decid á los de corazón apocado: Confortaos, no temáis: he aquí que vuestro Dios viene con venganza, con pago; el mismo Dios vendrá, y os salvará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Dites à ceux qui ont le cœur timide: Soyez forts, ne craignez pas; voici votre Dieu: la vengeance vient, la rétribution de Dieu! Lui-même viendra, et vous sauvera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Saget zu denen, welche zaghaften Herzens sind: Seid stark, fürchtet euch nicht! siehe, euer Gott kommt, Rache kommt, die Vergeltung Gottes! er selbst kommt und wird euch retten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dicite pusillanimis: Confortamini, et nolite timere: ecce Deus vester ultionem adducet retributionis; Deus ipse veniet, et salvabit vos.