Isaiah 40:31

But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness.

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In The King James Version

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

In Context

30Even the young men will become feeble and tired, and the best of them will come to the end of his strength;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:25Your shoes will be iron and brass; and as your days, so may your work be.

Judges 16:28And Samson, crying out to the Lord, said, O Lord God, do have me now in mind, and do make me strong only this once, O God, so that I may take one last payment from the Philistines for my two eyes.

Job 33:24And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:

Psalms 25:3Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.

Psalms 25:21For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.

Psalms 37:34Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:28-31

Jehovah's Grandeur and Compassion. ( b. c. 708.) 27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord , and my judgment is passed over from my God? 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord , the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young… Read the whole commentary →

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