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Hebrews 12

He. 12:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wherefore
dio (Greek #1352)
through which thing, i.e. consequently
KJV usage: for which cause, therefore, wherefore.
Pronounce: dee-o'
Origin: from 1223 and 3739
lift up
anorthoo (Greek #461)
to straighten up
KJV usage: lift (set) up, make straight.
Pronounce: an-orth-o'-o
Origin: from 303 and a derivative of the base of 3717
f the hands
cheir (Greek #5495)
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
KJV usage: hand.
Pronounce: khire
Origin: perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping)
which hang down
pariemi (Greek #3935)
to let by, i.e. relax
KJV usage: hang down.
Pronounce: par-ee'-ay-mi
Origin: from 3844 and hiemi (to send)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the
gonu (Greek #1119)
the "knee"
KJV usage: knee(X -l).
Pronounce: gon-oo'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
feeble
paraluo (Greek #3886)
to loosen beside, i.e. relax (perfect passive participle, paralyzed or enfeebled)
KJV usage: feeble, sick of the (taken with) palsy.
Pronounce: par-al-oo'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 3089
knees
gonu (Greek #1119)
the "knee"
KJV usage: knee(X -l).
Pronounce: gon-oo'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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Is. 35:3• 3Confortad á las manos cansadas, roborad las vacilantes rodillas. (Is. 35:3)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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He. 12:3,5• 3Reducid pues á vuestro pensameinto á aquel que sufrió tal contradicción de pecadores contra sí mismo, porque no os fatiguéis en vuestros ánimos desmayando.
 5Y estáis ya olvidados de la exhortación que como con hijos habla con vosotros, diciendo: Hijo mío, no menosprecies el castigo del Señor, Ni desmayes cuando eres de él reprendido. (He. 12:3,5)
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Job 4:3‑4• 3He aquí, tú enseñabas á muchos, Y las manos flacas corroborabas;
 4Al que vacilaba, enderezaban tus palabras, Y esforzabas las rodillas que decaían. (Job 4:3‑4)
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Is. 35:3• 3Confortad á las manos cansadas, roborad las vacilantes rodillas. (Is. 35:3)
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Ez. 7:17• 17Todas manos serán descoyuntadas, y declinarán como aguas todas rodillas. (Ez. 7:17)
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Ez. 21:7• 7Y será, que cuando te dijeren: ¿Por qué gimes tú? dirás: Por la fama que viene; y todo corazón se desleirá, y todas manos se debilitarán, y angustiaráse todo espíritu, y todas rodillas se irán en aguas: he aquí que viene, y hacerse ha, dice el Señor Jehová. (Ez. 21:7)
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Dn. 5:6• 6Entonces el rey se demudó de su color, y sus pensamientos lo turbaron, y desatáronse las ceñiduras de sus lomos, y sus rodillas se batían la una con la otra. (Dn. 5:6)
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Nah. 2:10• 10Vacía, y agotada, y despedazada está, y el corazón derretido: batimiento de rodillas, y dolor en todos riñones, y los rostros de todos tomarán negrura. (Nah. 2:10)
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1 Ts. 5:14• 14También os rogamos, hermanos, que amonestéis á los que andan desordenadamente, que consoléis á los de poco ánimo, que soportéis á los flacos, que seáis sufridos para con todos. (1 Ts. 5:14)
• As Greeks seek wisdom or philosophy, Jews ask for signs; and this was apt to affect unconsciously the baptized; and disappointed expectations, which had no warrant from the truth, left them jaded, weary, and weak. (“Hebrews 12:12-17” by W. Kelly)
• They were to walk so courageously that their evident joy and blessing (which is always a distinct testimony and one that triumphs over the enemy) should make the weak feel that it was their own assured portion also. (“Hebrews 12” by J.N. Darby)
• We are not to suppose that we shall find a company free from all weakness or failure. To aim at securing a company from which all but the most spiritual are eliminated would only end in forming a pretentious company of self-centered and self-satisfied saints. (“God's Means to Keep Us in the Path of Faith: Hebrews 12” by H. Smith)
• May we not apply this exhortation to prayer? Writing to Timothy, the apostle says, “I will therefore that men pray everywhere lifting up holy hands” (1 Tim. 2:8)….Are we not, too often, powerless in public because prayerless in private? (“God's Means to Keep Us in the Path of Faith: Hebrews 12” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing kneesn;

JND Translation Notes

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See Isa. 35.3.

W. Kelly Translation

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Wherefore lift up the exhausted hands and the enfeebled knees,