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Isaiah 35:3-4

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35:3 Strengthen the hands that have gone limp,

steady the knees that shake! 1 

35:4 Tell those who panic, 2 

“Be strong! Do not fear!

Look, your God comes to avenge!

With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.” 3 

Daniel 5:6

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5:6 Then all the color drained from the king’s face 4  and he became alarmed. 5  The joints of his hips gave way, 6  and his knees began knocking together.

Hebrews 12:12

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12:12 Therefore, strengthen 7  your listless hands and your weak knees, 8 
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[35:3]  1 tn Heb “staggering knees”; KJV, ASV, NRSV “feeble knees”; NIV “knees that give way.”

[35:4]  2 tn Heb “Say to the hasty of heart,” i.e., those whose hearts beat quickly from fear.

[35:4]  3 tn The jussive form וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶם (vÿyoshaakhem), which is subordinated to the preceding imperfect with vav conjunctive, indicates purpose.

[5:6]  4 tn Aram “[the king’s] brightness changed for him.”

[5:6]  5 tn Aram “his thoughts were alarming him.”

[5:6]  6 tn Aram “his loins went slack.”

[12:12]  7 tn Or “straighten.”

[12:12]  8 sn A quotation from Isa 35:3. Strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees refers to the readers’ need for renewed resolve and fresh strength in their struggles (cf. Heb 10:36-39; 12:1-3).



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