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you have strengthened those who were weak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Surely you have instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, you have taught many, And you have strengthened weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold you have admonished many, And you have strengthened weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold you have admonished many, And you have strengthened weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, you have disciplined many, And you have strengthened limp hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, you have admonished <i>and</i> instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, you have instructed many and have strengthened weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, you have instructed many and have strengthened weak hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Remember how your words <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Certainly, you have instructed many people: When hands were weak, you made them strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have taught many people and given strength to feeble hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look! You've admonished many people, and you've strengthened feeble hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, you have instructed many; you have strengthened feeble hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, you have instructed many, "" And feeble hands you make strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, thou didst instruct many, and thou wilt strengthen the weak hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the weary hands: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, you have taught many, and you have strengthened weary hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Look, you have instructed many, and made firm their feeble hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, you have instructed many; you have strengthened the weak hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, you have instructed many, and you would strengthen the hands of the weak<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For whereas thou hast instructed many, and hast strengthened the hands of the weak one,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/4-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=546" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/4.htm">Eliphaz: The Innocent Prosper</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“If one ventures a word with you, will you be wearied? Yet who can keep from speaking? <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/3256.htm" title="3256: yis·sar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To discipline, chasten, admonish. A primitive root; to chastise, literally or figuratively; hence, to instruct.">you have instructed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: tə·ḥaz·zêq (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">and have strengthened</a> <a href="/hebrew/7504.htm" title="7504: rā·p̄ō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- An Israelite in the line of Saul. From raphah; slack.">their feeble</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: wə·yā·ḏa·yim (Conj-w:: N-fd) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hands.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">Galatians 6:1-2</a></span><br />Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. / Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:14</a></span><br />And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-12.htm">Hebrews 12:12-13</a></span><br />Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees. / Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3-4</a></span><br />Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! / Say 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-1.htm">Romans 15:1-2</a></span><br />We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. / Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-4.htm">2 Corinthians 1:4</a></span><br />who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">1 Corinthians 8:1</a></span><br />Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-10.htm">1 Peter 5:10</a></span><br />And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-19.htm">James 5:19-20</a></span><br />My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, / consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">Ephesians 4:29</a></span><br />Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-25.htm">Proverbs 12:25</a></span><br />Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-23.htm">Proverbs 15:23</a></span><br />A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-24.htm">Proverbs 16:24</a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-11.htm">Proverbs 25:11</a></span><br />A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Isaiah 50:4</a></span><br />The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands.</p><p class="hdg">Behold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Genesis 18:19</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/10-21.htm">Proverbs 10:21</a></b></br> The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/15-7.htm">Proverbs 15:7</a></b></br> The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish <i>doeth</i> not so.</p><p class="hdg">and thou hast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-5.htm">Job 16:5</a></b></br> <i>But</i> I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage <i>your grief</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-28.htm">Deuteronomy 3:28</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Ezra 6:22</a></b></br> And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/9-34.htm">Admonished</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-9.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/job/2-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-22.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/esther/4-10.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/judges/18-3.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-12.htm">Others</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-32.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/esther/1-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/esther/4-13.htm">Think</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-9.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/2-10.htm">Admonished</a> <a href="/job/4-4.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/job/29-12.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/psalms/2-10.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/job/7-17.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/job/8-19.htm">Others</a> <a href="/job/4-4.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/job/4-11.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/job/4-7.htm">Think</a> <a href="/job/14-10.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Job 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/4-1.htm">Eliphaz reproves Job that the innocent do not suffer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/4-7.htm">He teaches God's judgments to be not for the righteous, but for the wicked.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/4-12.htm">His fearful vision to humble the excellency of creatures before God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Surely you have instructed many</b><br>This phrase acknowledges Job's role as a teacher and counselor, suggesting he was a man of wisdom and influence. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, wisdom was highly valued, and those who possessed it were often sought after for guidance. Job's reputation for instructing many indicates he was respected and had a significant impact on his community. This aligns with the biblical portrayal of wisdom literature, where figures like Solomon are also depicted as sources of wisdom (<a href="/1_kings/4-29.htm">1 Kings 4:29-34</a>). Job's role as an instructor can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate teacher and source of wisdom (<a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Matthew 7:28-29</a>).<p><b>and have strengthened their feeble hands</b><br>This part of the verse highlights Job's role in providing support and encouragement to those who were weak or struggling. The imagery of "feeble hands" suggests a state of helplessness or inability to act, which Job helped to remedy. In the historical context, providing strength to the weak was a valued virtue, reflecting the communal nature of ancient societies where mutual support was essential for survival. This act of strengthening others can be seen as a reflection of God's character, who is described as a helper and sustainer (<a href="/psalms/54-4.htm">Psalm 54:4</a>). It also prefigures the ministry of Jesus, who healed the sick and uplifted the downtrodden (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and faithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this verse, Eliphaz begins his first speech, attempting to offer counsel to Job.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men. Eliphaz, being a Temanite, is presumed to be wise and knowledgeable.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_suffering_of_job.htm">The Suffering of Job</a></b><br>The context of this verse is Job's immense suffering after losing his wealth, children, and health, which sets the stage for the dialogues between Job and his friends.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_counsel.htm">The Role of Counsel</a></b><br>This verse highlights the importance of providing counsel and support to those in need, a theme that runs throughout the dialogues in the Book of Job.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_encouragement.htm">The Power of Encouragement</a></b><br>Job's past actions of instructing and strengthening others highlight the significant impact of encouragement. As believers, we are called to uplift those around us, especially in times of need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_support.htm">The Importance of Community Support</a></b><br>Eliphaz's recognition of Job's role in supporting others underscores the value of community and mutual support within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_personal_influence.htm">Reflecting on Personal Influence</a></b><br>Consider how your words and actions can influence and strengthen others. Are you using your influence to build up those who are struggling?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_wisdom_in_counsel.htm">The Role of Wisdom in Counsel</a></b><br>Eliphaz, as a Temanite, is expected to be wise. This reminds us of the importance of seeking and offering wise counsel grounded in Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_suffering.htm">Responding to Suffering</a></b><br>Job's situation challenges us to think about how we respond to suffering—both our own and that of others. Are we quick to judge, or do we offer compassionate support?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_definition_of_actual_grace.htm">How can a young man purify his path?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'passed_to_life'_mean.htm">How do preaching and teaching differ in purpose and method?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_11_12_align_with_genesis.htm">Job 11:12 likens humans to wild donkeys; how does this align with Genesis' teaching that humans reflect God's image?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_proverbs_4_13_stress_instruction.htm">Why does Proverbs 4:13 insist on unwavering adherence to instruction when other biblical passages (like Job) suggest wisdom doesn't always prevent hardship?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Behold, thou hast instructed many.</span>--There is a conspicuous want of feeling in Eliphaz. Without any true sympathy, however, he may have given the outward signs of it (<a href="/context/job/2-12.htm" title="And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven.">Job 2:12-13</a>). He charges Job with inability to derive from his own principles that support which he had expected them to afford to others, and seems almost to rejoice malevolently that one who had been so great a help to others was now in need of help himself. "Calamity touches thee, and thou art overwhelmed by it."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, thou hast instructed many</span>; or, <span class="accented">corrected many.</span> When others have been afflicted and murmured, thou hast corrected them, and shown them that they were suffering only what they deserved to suffer. In so doing, <span class="cmt_word">thou hast strengthened the weak hands</span>; "given moral strength," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "to those who were morally weak," upheld them, saved them from impatient words and hard thoughts of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/4-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Surely</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֭נֵּה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have instructed</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסַּ֣רְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(yis·sar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3256.htm">Strong's 3256: </a> </span><span class="str2">To discipline, chasten, admonish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many,</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and have strengthened</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּחַזֵּֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḥaz·zêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their feeble</span><br /><span class="heb">רָפ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rā·p̄ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7504.htm">Strong's 7504: </a> </span><span class="str2">An Israelite in the line of Saul</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hands.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָדַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/4-3.htm">OT Poetry: Job 4:3 Behold you have instructed many you have (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/4-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 4:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 4:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/4-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 4:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 4:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>