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href="/bsb/isaiah/35.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/35.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and encourage those who have weak knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen the exhausted, and make the feeble strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Strengthen limp hands, and give courage to the knees of the stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen the weak hands, steady the shaking knees!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen the weak hands, steady the shaking knees! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Here is a message for all who are weak, trembling, and worried: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Strengthen limp hands. Steady weak knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Give strength to hands that are tired and to knees that tremble with weakness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Strengthen the feeble hands, and support the stumbling knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen the weak hands, and make the feeble knees firm. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Strengthen the feeble hands, "" Indeed, strengthen the stumbling knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Strengthen the relaxed hands and make firm the feeble knees.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen ye the feeble hands, and confirm the weak knees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Strengthen the lax hands, and confirm the weak knees!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen hands that are feeble, make firm knees that are weak, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Strengthen the weak hands and make firm the feeble knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Strengthen hands that are weak and the knees that shake make firm<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Strengthen ye the weak hands, And make firm the tottering knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Be strong, ye relaxed hands and palsied knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/35-3.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/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7327" 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/isaiah/35.htm">The Glory of Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: ḥaz·zə·qū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">Strengthen</a> <a href="/hebrew/7504.htm" title="7504: rā·p̄ō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- An Israelite in the line of Saul. From raphah; slack.">the limp</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏa·yim (N-fd) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/553.htm" title="553: ’am·mê·ṣū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To be stout, strong, bold, alert. A primitive root; to be alert, physically or mentally.">and steady</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: kō·šə·lō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">the feeble</a> <a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="1290: ū·ḇir·ka·yim (Conj-w:: N-fd) -- The knee. From barak; a knee.">knees!</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>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.”…<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="/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="/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3-4</a></span><br />Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands. / Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29-31</a></span><br />He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Isaiah 41:13</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Isaiah 42:3</a></span><br />A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-3</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, / to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Jeremiah 31:25</a></span><br />for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Ezekiel 34:16</a></span><br />I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-9.htm">Zechariah 8:9</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-32.htm">Luke 22:32</a></span><br />But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-1.htm">Isaiah 40:1,2</a></b></br> Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Isaiah 52:1,2</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-14.htm">Isaiah 57:14-16</a></b></br> And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-106.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Encourage</a> <a href="/job/16-7.htm">Exhausted</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-19.htm">Knees</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-15.htm">Steady</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Support</a> <a href="/psalms/62-3.htm">Tottering</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Way</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-6.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/acts/11-23.htm">Encourage</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Exhausted</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-15.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-12.htm">Knees</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-5.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/acts/23-1.htm">Steady</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Support</a> <a href="/daniel/10-10.htm">Tottering</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Way</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">The joyful flourishing of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">The weak are encouraged by the virtues and privileges of the Gospel</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/isaiah/35.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Strengthen the limp hands</b><br>This phrase calls for encouragement and empowerment. In the biblical context, "limp hands" symbolize weakness or inability to act. The call to strengthen them suggests a renewal of courage and capability. This imagery is often used in the Bible to describe a state of fear or discouragement (e.g., <a href="/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3-4</a>). The exhortation to strengthen is a call to action, urging believers to support one another in times of spiritual or physical weakness. It reflects the communal aspect of faith, where the strong uplift the weak, as seen in <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a>, which encourages bearing one another's burdens.<p><b>and steady the feeble knees!</b><br>"Feeble knees" represent instability and fear, often associated with a lack of confidence or readiness to face challenges. The command to steady them implies providing support and assurance. This imagery is reminiscent of <a href="/hebrews/12-12.htm">Hebrews 12:12</a>, which echoes the call to strengthen and steady, encouraging perseverance in the faith journey. Historically, knees were seen as a symbol of strength and stability, and to have feeble knees was to be in a state of vulnerability. The call to steady them is a reminder of God's promise to be with His people, providing strength and stability, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>, where God reassures His people not to fear, for He is with them. This phrase also points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who strengthens and upholds His followers, enabling them to stand firm in faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing threats from surrounding nations and internal spiritual decay during Isaiah's ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exile.htm">The Exile</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of Isaiah's prophecies often relates to the impending Babylonian exile and the hope of restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3</a> calls for the strengthening of what is weak, symbolizing the need for spiritual renewal and fortification in our faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a></b><br>The verse serves as a reminder to encourage and support one another, especially during times of difficulty and uncertainty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_faith.htm">Active Faith</a></b><br>Strengthening hands and knees implies action. Our faith should be active, involving both spiritual and practical steps to grow stronger in the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>The call to strengthen and steady suggests a communal effort. We are to uplift and support each other within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>This verse is part of a larger passage that speaks of hope and restoration, reminding us that God is at work to restore and renew His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_isaiah_35_with_no_changes.htm">If Isaiah 35 refers to literal transformations, how do we reconcile these claims with the lack of documented large-scale ecological changes in the region?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_33_16_align_with_righteous_suffering.htm">How does the promise of safety in Isaiah 33:16 align with observable instances of righteous people facing disaster historically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_17_34-39__why_did_god_reject_israel.htm">2 Kings 17:34-39 - If God's covenant with Israel was everlasting, how does the text reconcile this with the assertion that He 'rejected all the descendants of Israel?'</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_isaiah_56_3-5_and_deut._23_1_conflict.htm">Does Isaiah 56:3-5 contradict Deuteronomy 23:1 by allowing eunuchs into God's congregation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Strengthen ye the weak hands . . .</span>--Here the words are obviously, as they are quoted in <a href="/hebrews/12-12.htm" title="Why lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;">Hebrews 12:12</a>, figurative and not literal, and so far suggest a like interpretation for what follows.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Strengthen ye the weak hands</span>. In the Church of the redeemed there will be "weak" brethren as well as strong, "feeble" as well as healthful (see <a href="/1_corinthians/3-1.htm">1 Corinthians 3:1</a>; <a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">Galatians 6:1</a>; <a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12-14</a>). God, by the mouth of his prophet, calls on the strong to impart of their strength to their weaker brethren, uplifting their "weak hands," as Aaron and Hur did those of Moses (<a href="/exodus/17-12.htm">Exodus 17:12</a>), and "confirming" or sustaining their "feeble knees." So St. Paul: "We that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves" (<a href="/romans/15-1.htm">Romans 15:1</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/35-3.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">Strengthen</span><br /><span class="heb">חַזְּק֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaz·zə·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<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">the limp</span><br /><span class="heb">רָפ֑וֹת</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">יָדַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><br /><span class="word">and steady</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמֵּֽצוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mê·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_553.htm">Strong's 553: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be stout, strong, bold, alert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the feeble</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּשְׁל֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(kō·šə·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">knees!</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִרְכַּ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇir·ka·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1290.htm">Strong's 1290: </a> </span><span class="str2">The knee</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 35:3 Strengthen the weak hands and make firm (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 35:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 35:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 35:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 35:4" /></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>