² And `one' declareth to Jacob, and saith, `Lo, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee;' and Israel doth strengthen himself, and sit upon the bed.

²⁸ and charge Jehoshua, and strengthen him, and harden him, for he doth pass over before this people, and he doth cause them to inherit the land which thou seest.

¹⁶ And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,

¹⁸ And I declare to them the hand of my God that is good upon me, and also the words of the king that he said to me, and they say, `Let us rise, and we have built;' and they strengthen their hands for good.

³ Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,

¹⁰ As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;