Ecclesiasticus 35:4

Nova Vulgata

Dicite pusillanimis: "Confortamini, nolite timere! Ecce Deus vester, ultio veniet, retributio Dei; ipse veniet et salvabit vos".

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Dicite pusillanimis : Confortamini, et nolite timere : ecce Deus vester ultionem adducet retributionis ; Deus ipse veniet, et salvabit vos.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Dicite pusillanimis:
Confortamini, et nolite timere:
ecce Deus vester ultionem adducet retributionis;
Deus ipse veniet, et salvabit vos.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

fearful: Heb. hasty, Isaiah 28:16, Isaiah 32:4, *marg. Psalms 116:11, Habakkuk 2:3

Be strong: Isaiah 44:2, Joshua 1:6, Joshua 1:7, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Daniel 10:19, Haggai 2:4, Ephesians 6:10, 2 Timothy 2:1

fear not: Isaiah 41:10-14, Isaiah 43:1-6, Isaiah 54:4, Isaiah 54:5, Zephaniah 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Revelation 2:10

behold: Isaiah 25:9, Isaiah 26:20, Isaiah 26:21, Isaiah 34:8, Isaiah 40:9, Isaiah 40:10, Isaiah 52:7-10, Isaiah 61:2, Isaiah 66:15, Deuteronomy 32:35-43, Psalms 50:3, Hosea 1:7, Zechariah 2:8-10, Malachi 3:1, Matthew 1:21-23, Luke 21:28, Hebrews 9:28, Hebrews 10:37, Hebrews 10:38, James 5:7-9, Revelation 1:7, Revelation 22:20

Reciprocal: Genesis 15:1 - Fear Exodus 14:13 - Fear ye not Deuteronomy 20:3 - let not Judges 7:11 - thine hands 1 Samuel 17:32 - Let 1 Samuel 23:16 - strengthened 2 Samuel 9:7 - Fear not 2 Chronicles 15:7 - ye strong 2 Chronicles 32:7 - strong Ezra 4:4 - weakened Ezra 10:4 - be of good Nehemiah 2:17 - come Nehemiah 6:9 - Their hands Job 4:4 - feeble knees Job 16:5 - But I would Job 26:2 - helped Job 29:25 - one that Job 42:11 - they bemoaned Psalms 31:24 - Be of Psalms 94:1 - General Proverbs 27:17 - so Ecclesiastes 4:10 - if Isaiah 7:4 - fear not Isaiah 10:24 - be not afraid Isaiah 37:6 - Be not Isaiah 41:6 - of good courage Isaiah 42:3 - bruised Isaiah 63:4 - General Jeremiah 51:56 - the Lord Daniel 10:12 - Fear not Daniel 10:18 - he Hosea 2:14 - and speak Zechariah 8:9 - Let Zechariah 8:13 - fear not Matthew 11:5 - blind Matthew 28:5 - Fear John 1:4 - the life John 12:15 - Fear Acts 15:32 - confirmed Acts 18:23 - strengthening Romans 4:20 - but was Romans 14:1 - weak 1 Corinthians 16:13 - be 2 Corinthians 12:9 - for Galatians 6:1 - restore 1 Thessalonians 5:14 - comfort

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart,.... Or, "hasty of heart" w; are at once for flying from the enemy; "hasty" in drawing black conclusions upon themselves and their state; "inconsiderate" of the promises made unto them; ready to doubt of, and call in question, the performance of the above things, respecting the fruitful and flourishing estate of the church: wherefore it must be said to them,

Be strong, fear not; be strong in faith, fear not the enemy, nor doubt of the fulfilment of divine promises, relating to their ruin and your safety:

behold, your God will come [with] vengeance; Christ, who is God in our nature, God manifest in the flesh, and who came by the assumption of human nature; and when he first came, he came with vengeance, and took vengeance on Satan and his works; on him, and his principalities, and powers, whom he spoiled and destroyed, as well as made an end of sin and abolished death; see Isaiah 61:2 so likewise he came in his kingdom and power, and took vengeance on the Jewish nation, for their disbelief and rejection of him; and which time is expressly called the days of vengeance, Luke 21:22 and at the time of his spiritual coming he will destroy antichrist with the brightness of it, and avenge the blood of his servants, Revelation 18:20 and at his personal coming he will take vengeance on them that know not God, and obey not his Gospel, 2 Thessalonians 1:8 and the words are so expressed as to take in the several times of his coming: and since he has already come, and taken vengeance in some instances, this may serve to encourage, and perhaps the design of it is to encourage, the faith of God's people, with respect to his future coming, and the end and issue of it:

[even] God [with a] recompence: or, "the God of recompence" x; and so the Targum,

"the Lord of recompences;''

both to the wicked a just recompence of reward or punishment for their sins, it being just with him to recompense tribulation to them that trouble his people; and to the saints, the time of his spiritual reign being the time, as to destroy them that destroy the earth, so to give a reward to his servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear his name, Revelation 11:18:

he will come and save you; the end of his first coming was to save his people from sin, the curse and condemnation of the law, from hell, wrath, ruin, and destruction; and the end of his spiritual coming, at the latter day, will be to save his people from their antichristian enemies, from idolatry, superstition, and slavery.

w נמהרי לב "festinis corde", Vatablus; "praecipitantibus corde", Cocceius; "inconsideratis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. x גמול אלוהים הוא "praemiator Deus ipse veniet", Castalio.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Say to them - This is still an address to the ministers of religion, to make use of all the consolations which these truths and predictions furnish to confirm and strengthen the people of God.

Of a fearful heart - Of a timid, pusillanimous heart; those who tremble before their enemies. The Hebrew is, as in the Margin, ‘Of a hasty heart;’ that is, of those who are disposed to flee before their enemies (see the note at Isaiah 30:16).

Behold, your God will come with vengeance - That is, in the manner described in the previous chapter; and, generally, he will take vengeance on all the enemies of his people, and they shall be punished. The language in this chapter is, in part, derived from the captivity at Babylon Isaiah 35:10, and the general idea is, that God would take vengeance on all their enemies, and would bring them complete and final deliverance. This does not mean that when the Messiah should come he would be disposed to take vengeance; nor do the words ‘your God’ here refer to the Messiah; but it is meant that their God, Yahweh, would certainly come and destroy all their enemies, and prepare the way thus for the coming of the Prince of peace. The general promise is, that however many enemies might attack them, or however much they might fear them, yet that Yahweh would be their protector, and would completely humble and prostrate all their foes. The Hebrew will admit of a somewhat different translation, which I give in accordance with that proposed by Lowth. The sense is not materially varied.

Say ye to the faint-hearted, Be ye strong; fear ye not; behold your God!

Vengeance will come; the retribution of God:

He himself will come, and will deliver you.