Job 4:3-4, Isa 35:3-4, 61:1-3, 2Cor 1:3-4, 7:5-7, 1Th 3:2-3 | ESV | STEP | Behold , you have instructed many , and you have strengthened the weak hands .

3 Behold, you have instructed many,
and you have ^astrengthened the weak hands.
4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling,
and you have ^bmade firm the feeble knees.

Isaiah 35:3-4

3 ^cStrengthen the weak hands,
and make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to those who have an anxious heart,
“Be strong; fear not!
^dBehold, your God
will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
He will come and save you.”

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ^eThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^fanointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ^hthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}
2 ^jto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
^kand the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
^lto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
^mthe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
ⁿthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, ^othat he may be glorified. ^{▼▼Or that he may display his beauty}

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

God of All Comfort

3 ^qBlessed be the ^rGod and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and ^sGod of all comfort, 4 ^twho comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 7:5-7

5 For even ^uwhen we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn— ^vfighting without and fear within. 6 But ^wGod, who comforts the downcast, ^xcomforted us by the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.

1 Thessalonians 3:2-3

2 and we ^ysent Timothy, ^zour brother and God’s coworker ^{▼▼Some manuscripts servant} in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, 3 that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that ^abwe are destined for this.