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Hebrews 12

Heb. 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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Isa. 35:3• 3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. (Isa. 35:3)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Heb. 12:3,5• 3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
 5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: (Heb. 12:3,5)
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Job 4:3‑4• 3Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
 4Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. (Job 4:3‑4)
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Isa. 35:3• 3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. (Isa. 35:3)
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Ezek. 7:17• 17All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. (Ezek. 7:17)
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Ezek. 21:7• 7And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord God. (Ezek. 21:7)
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Dan. 5:6• 6Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. (Dan. 5:6)
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Nah. 2:10• 10She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness. (Nah. 2:10)
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1 Thess. 5:14• 14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. (1 Thess. 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,