Isa 35:3-4 | NETfull | STEP | Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake!

Isaiah 35:3-4

3 Strengthen the hands that have gone limp,
steady the knees that shake! ^{▼▼ Heb “staggering knees”; KJV, ASV, NRSV “feeble knees”; NIV “knees that give way.”}
4 Tell those who panic, ^{▼▼ Heb “Say to the hasty of heart,” i.e., those whose hearts beat quickly from fear.}
“Be strong! Do not fear!
Look, your God comes to avenge!
With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.” ^{▼▼ The jussive form וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶם (v^eyosha’akhem), which is subordinated to the preceding imperfect with vav conjunctive, indicates purpose.}