Hebrews 12:12
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
Note d'étude
Study Note
The quotation of Isaiah 35:3 — 'lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees' — is embedded in Hebrews 12's extended athletic metaphor (vv. 1–13), where Christian endurance is framed as a race run in the presence of a cloud of witnesses. The Isaiah citation functions as a mid-race exhortation to runners who have grown weary, translating prophetic consolation (originally directed to discouraged exiles) into pastoral encouragement for the persecuted community. The following verse (12:13) extends the metaphor to making straight paths 'for your feet' (from Proverbs 4:26), creating a composite catena of Wisdom and Prophets applied to Christian perseverance under trial. The verse illustrates Hebrews' characteristic method of reading Old Testament texts as directly addressed to the new covenant community through the Spirit's present voice.
Autres traductions
Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;
Wherefore, the hanging-down hands and the loosened knees set ye up;
For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,
Références croisées
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
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All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
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