Hebrews 12:12 (DRB)

Passage

Wherefore, lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees:

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:10 And they indeed for a few days, according to their own pleasure, instructed us: but he, for our profit, that we might receive his sanctification.

Hebrews 12:11 Now all chastisement for the present indeed seemeth not to bring with it joy, but sorrow: but afterwards it will yield to them that are exercised by it the most peaceable fruit of justice.

Hebrews 12:12 Wherefore, lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees:

Hebrews 12:13 And make straight steps with your feet: that no one, halting, may go out of the way; but rather be healed.

Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men and holiness: without which no man shall see God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "lift", "hands", "hang", "down", "feeble", and "knees". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "lift", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Now all chastisement for the present indeed..." into verse 13's "And make straight steps with your feet...", so "wherefore" and "lift" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wherefore" and "lift" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.