Isaiah 40:29
It is he who gives strength to the weary, and it is he who increases fortitude and strength in those who are failing.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
In Context
30Servants will struggle and fail, and young men will fall into infirmity.
Cross References
Genesis 49:24His bow sits in strength, and the bands of his arms and hands have been let loose by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob. From there he went forth as a pastor, the stone of Israel.
1 Samuel 2:4The bow of the powerful has been overwhelmed, and the weak have been girded with strength.
Psalms 29:11The Lord has heard, and he has been merciful to me. The Lord has become my helper.
Isaiah 41:10Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you.
Jeremiah 31:25For I have inebriated the weary soul, and I have satisfied every hungry soul.
2 Corinthians 12:9And he said to me: “My grace is sufficient for you. For virtue is perfected in weakness.” And so, willingly shall I glory in my weaknesses, so that the virtue of Christ may live within me.
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 →