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Isaiah 35:3–4

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35:3Strengthen the hands that have gone limp,

steady the knees that shake!6

35:4Tell those who panic,7

“Be strong! Do not fear!

Look, your God comes to avenge!

With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.”8

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Isaiah 35:4–5: Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.” Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped…

Footnotes

  1. 6 Heb “staggering knees”; , , “feeble knees”; “knees that give way.”
  2. 7 Heb “Say to the hasty of heart,” i.e., those whose hearts beat quickly from fear.
  3. 8 The jussive form וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶם (véyosha’akhem), which is subordinated to the preceding imperfect with vav conjunctive, indicates purpose.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Strengthen the weak hands,

and make firm the feeble knees.

Say to those who have an anxious heart,

“Be strong; fear not!

Behold, your God

will come with vengeance,

with the recompense of God.

He will come and save you.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Strengthen the feeble hands,

steady the knees that give way;

say to those with fearful hearts,

“Be strong, do not fear;

your God will come,

he will come with vengeance;

with divine retribution

he will come to save you.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Strengthen the weak hands,

steady the shaking knees!

Say to the cowardly:

“Be strong; do not fear!

Here is your God; vengeance is coming.

God’s retribution is coming; he will save you.”

NLTNew Living Translation

With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,

and encourage those who have weak knees.

Say to those with fearful hearts,

“Be strong, and do not fear,

for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.

He is coming to save you.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Strengthen the weak hands

and make the staggering knees firm.

Say to those who are hasty of heart,

“Be strong; you must not fear!

Look! your God will come with vengeance,

with divine retribution.

He is the one who will come and save you.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Strengthen ye the weak hands,

And confirm the feeble knees.

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.