Isaiah

Isaiah 35:3–6

³Strengthen the limp hands

and steady the feeble knees!^a

⁴Say 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.”

⁵Then the eyes of the blind will be opened

and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

⁶Then the lame will leap like a deer

and the mute tongue will shout for joy.

For waters will gush forth in the wilderness,

and streams in the desert.

Footnotes

a 35:3 Cited in Hebrews 12:12|HEB 12:12

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Isaiah 35:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Strengthen	חַזְּק֖וּ	ḥaz·zə·qū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
the limp	רָפ֑וֹת	rā·p̄ō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H7504 slack
hands	יָדַ֣יִם	yā·ḏa·yim	Noun - fd	H3027 hand
and steady	אַמֵּֽצוּ׃	’am·mê·ṣū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H553 be alert
the feeble	כֹּשְׁל֖וֹת	kō·šə·lō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
knees	וּבִרְכַּ֥יִם	ū·ḇir·ka·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - fd	H1290 knee

Isaiah 35:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Say	אִמְרוּ֙	’im·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to those with anxious	לְנִמְהֲרֵי־	lə·nim·hă·rê-	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H4116 hasten
hearts	לֵ֔ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
Be strong	חִזְק֖וּ	ḥiz·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
fear	תִּירָ֑אוּ	tî·rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3372 fear
Behold	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
your God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
will come	יָב֔וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with vengeance	נָקָ֣ם	nā·qām	Noun - masculine singular	H5359 vengeance
With divine	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
retribution	גְּמ֣וּל	gə·mūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1576 dealing, recompence, benefit
He	ה֥וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will come	יָב֖וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to save you	וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶֽם׃	wə·yō·ša·‘ă·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular; second person masculine plural	H3467 deliver

Isaiah 35:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֥ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
the eyes	עֵינֵ֣י	‘ê·nê	Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the blind	עִוְרִ֑ים	‘iw·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H5787 blind
will be opened	תִּפָּקַ֖חְנָה	tip·pā·qaḥ·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6491 open
and the ears	וְאָזְנֵ֥י	wə·’ā·zə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct	H241 ear
of the deaf	חֵרְשִׁ֖ים	ḥê·rə·šîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2795 deaf
unstopped	תִּפָּתַֽחְנָה׃	tip·pā·ṯaḥ·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6605 open

Isaiah 35:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֣ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
the lame	פִּסֵּ֔חַ	pis·sê·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H6455 lame
will leap	יְדַלֵּ֤ג	yə·ḏal·lêḡ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1801 leap
like a deer	כָּֽאַיָּל֙	kā·’ay·yāl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H354 hart, stag, deer
and the mute	אִלֵּ֑ם	’il·lêm	Adjective - masculine singular	H483 dumb
tongue	לְשׁ֣וֹן	lə·šō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H3956 tongue
will shout for joy	וְתָרֹ֖ן	wə·ṯā·rōn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7442 give a ringing cry
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
waters	מַ֔יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
will gush forth	נִבְקְע֤וּ	niḇ·qə·‘ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1234 cleave, break open or through
in the wilderness	בַמִּדְבָּר֙	ḇam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
and streams	וּנְחָלִ֖ים	ū·nə·ḥā·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
in the desert	בָּעֲרָבָֽה׃	bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe