Job 4 · Verse 3

Job 4:3

Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Job 4:3, King James Version

Job 4:3 in other translations

BSBSurely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.
WEBBehold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands.
ASVBehold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
YLTLo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.
DARBYBehold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands;
BBETruly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;
WebsterBehold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

What does Job 4:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. weak hands--Is 35:3; 2Sa 4:1.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Thou hast instructed many - Thou hast seen many in affliction and distress, and thou hast given them such advice as was suitable to their state, and effectual to their relief; and by this means thou hast strengthened the weak hands, and the feeble knees - the desponding have been encouraged, and the irresolute confirmed and excited to prompt and proper actions, by thy counsel and example.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 4:1-6

Satan undertook to prove Job a hypocrite by afflicting him; and his friends concluded him to be one because he was so afflicted, and showed impatience. This we must keep in mind if we would understand what passed. Eliphaz speaks of Job, and his afflicted condition, with tenderness; but charges him with weakness and faint-heartedness. Men make few allowances for those who have taught others. Even pious friends will…

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Job 4:3 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.

הִ֭נֵּהHi.nehthere!H2009
יִסַּ֣רְתָּyi.Sar.tayou have instructedH3256
רַבִּ֑יםra.Bimmany [people]H7227
וְיָדַ֖יִםve.ya.Da.yimand handsH3027
רָפ֣וֹתra.FotslackH7504
תְּחַזֵּֽק\׃te.cha.Zekyou strengthenedH2388

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

Cross references for Job 4:3

  • Isaiah 35:3

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

  • Proverbs 10:21

    The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

  • 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 16:5

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

  • Ephesians 4:29

    Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

  • Luke 22:43

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

  • Deuteronomy 3:28

    But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

  • Genesis 18:19

    For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

  • Proverbs 16:21

    The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

  • Ezekiel 13:22

    Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

  • Isaiah 50:4

    The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Behold.
Ge 18:19; Pr 10:21; 15:7; 16:21; Isa 50:4; Eph 4:29; Col 4:6
and thou hast.
16:5; De 3:28; Ezr 6:22; Isa 35:3; Eze 13:22; Lu 22:32,43

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Context

  • Job 4:2

    If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

  • Job 4:3

    Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

  • Job 4:4

    Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

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Job 4:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		He aquí, tú enseñabas á muchos, y las manos flacas corroborabas;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Voici, tu en as enseigné beaucoup, et tu as fortifié les mains languissantes;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Siehe, du hast viele unterwiesen, und erschlaffte Hände stärktest du;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ecce docuisti multos, et manus lassas roborasti;