Job 4:3
Lo! thou hast admonished many, and, slack hands, hast thou been wont to uphold:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
In Context
2If one attempt a word unto thee, wilt thou be impatient? But, to restrain speech, who, can endure?
4Him that was stumbling, have thy words raised up, and, sinking knees, hast thou strengthened.
Cross References
Genesis 18:19For I have become his intimate friend, To the end that he may command his sons and his house after him, so shall they keep the way of Yahweh, by doing righteousness and justice. To the end that Yahweh may bring in for Abraham, what he hath spoken concerning him.
Ezra 6:22and kept the festival of unleavened cakes seven days, with joy,—for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria towards them, to strengthen their hands, in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.
Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart, shall be called intelligent, and, sweetness of lips, increaseth persuasiveness.
Isaiah 50:4My Lord Yahweh, hath given unto me the tongue of the instructed, That I should know how to succour the fainting, with discourse,—He kept wakening—morning by morning. He kept wakening mine ear, to hearken as do the instructed;
Luke 22:32But, I, have entreated for thee, that thy faith may not fail. And, thou, once thou hast turned, strengthen thy brethren.
Matthew Henry on Job 4:2-7
The Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? 3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. 5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. 6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the… Read the whole commentary →