Encouragethe exhausted,and strengthenthe feeble.
Allthose aboutthem encouragedthem with articlesof silver,with gold,with goods,with cattleand with valuables,asidefrom allthat was givenas a freewilloffering.
"I could strengthenyou with my mouth,And the solaceof my lipscould lessen[your pain].
But Moses' handswere heavy.Then they tooka stoneand putit underhim, and he saton it; and Aaronand Hursupportedhis hands,oneon onesideand oneon the other.Thus his handswere steadyuntilthe sunset.
Then [this] one with humanappearancetouchedme againand strengthenedme.
In that dayit will be saidto Jerusalem:"Do not be afraid,O Zion;Do not let your handsfalllimp.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'Let your handsbe strong,you who are listeningin thesedaysto thesewordsfrom the mouthof the prophets,[those] who[spoke] in the daythat the foundationof the houseof the LORDof hostswas laid,to the end that the templemight be built.
but I have prayedfor you, that your faithmay not fail;and you, when onceyou have turned again,strengthenyour brothers."
Nowan angelfrom heavenappearedto Him, strengtheningHim.
And having spentsometime[there], he leftand passedsuccessivelythroughthe Galatianregionand Phrygia,strengtheningallthe disciples.
Therefore,strengthenthe handsthat are weakand the kneesthat are feeble,
and you will hearwhatthey say;and afterwardyour handswill be strengthenedthat you may godownagainst the camp."So he wentwith Purahhis servantdownto the outpostsof the armythat was in the camp.
Thus he saidto him, "Do not be afraid,becausethe handof Saulmy fatherwill not findyou, and you will be kingoverIsraeland I will be nextto you; and Saulmy fatherknowsthat also."
