Isaia 35:3

3 Confortate le mani fiacche, e fortificate le ginocchia vacillanti.

Isaia 35:3 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 35:3

Strengthen ye the weak hands
These are the words of the prophet, as the Targum,

``the prophet said, strengthen the weak hands;''

or rather of God, by the prophet, to the converted Gentiles, to those who saw the glory of the Lord; particularly to the ministers of the Gospel, who have to do with weak and feeble persons, who can scarcely lift up their hands, or stand upon their legs, under a sense of sin, in a view of wrath, and immediate ruin and destruction, ready to sink and faint, because of their enemies, or through want of food; and their business is to comfort and strengthen them, by preaching the Gospel, and pointing out the promises of it to them: and confirm the feeble knees;
that so they may keep their ground against their enemies; shake off their fears and trembling; go on their way courageously and rejoicing; run, and not be weary; walk, and not faint: "hands" and "knees" are mentioned particularly, because a man's strength lies greatly in them; and his weakness is seen by the languor and trembling of them.

Isaia 35:3 In-Context

1 IL deserto, e il luogo asciutto si rallegreranno di queste cose; e la solitudine festeggerà, e fiorirà come una rosa.

2 Fiorirà largamente, e festeggerà, eziandio con giubilo, e grida di allegrezza; la gloria del Libano, la magnificenza di Carmel, e di Saron, le sarà data; quei luoghi vedranno la gloria del Signore, la magnificenza del nostro Dio.

3 Confortate le mani fiacche, e fortificate le ginocchia vacillanti.

4 Dite a quelli che sono smarriti d’animo: Confortatevi, non temiate; ecco l’Iddio vostro; la vendetta verrà, la retribuzione di Dio; egli stesso verrà, e vi salverà.

5 Allora saranno aperti gli occhi de’ ciechi, e le orecchie de’ sordi saranno disserrate.