Isaiah 40:29
It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
In Context
30Youths shall faint, and labour, and young men shall fall by infirmity.
Cross References
Genesis 49:24But they that held darts provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.
1 Samuel 2:4The bow of the mighty is overcome, and the weak are girt with strength.
Isaiah 41:10Fear not, for I am with thee: turn not aside, for I am thy God: I have strengthened thee, and have helped thee, and the right hand of my just one hath upheld thee.
Jeremiah 31:25For I have inebriated the weary soul: and I have filled every hungry soul.
2 Corinthians 12:9And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee; for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in 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 →