Isaiah 35:3

Isaiah 35:3

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

a. ASV: Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

b. YLT: Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.

c. Amplified Bible Classic: Strengthen the weak hands and make firm the feeble and tottering knees.

d. Septuagint: Be strong, ye relaxed hands and palsied knees.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: Strengthen weak hands and give support to failing knees.

1. “Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.”

a. Strengthen [ye] [Strong: 2388 châzaq, khaw-zak'; a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer:—aid, amend, × calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.]

b. [the] weak [Strong: 7504 râpheh, raw-feh'; from H7503; slack (in body or mind):—weak. Raphah. See H7497, H7498. Riphah.]

c. hands [Strong: 3027 yâd, yawd; a primitive word; a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]:—( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.]

d. [and] confirm [Strong: 553 'amats aw-mats' a primitive root; to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage):--confirm, be courageous (of good courage, stedfastly minded, strong, stronger), establish, fortify, harden, increase, prevail, strengthen (self), make strong (obstinate, speed).]

e. [the] feeble [Strong: 3782 kâshal, kaw-shal'; a primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall:—bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, × utterly, be weak.]

f. knees [Strong: 1290  berek, beh'-rek; from H1288; a knee:—knee.]

1). How do you strengthen the weak hands and feeble knees? It tells us in the next verse. “We say to them”. We speak in faith to them!

a). 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.

b). 2 Corinthians 4:13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;