Isaiah 40:29
He gives strength to the hungry, and sorrow to them that are not suffering.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 49:24But their bow and arrows were mightily consumed, and the sinews of their arms were slackened by the hand of the mighty one of Jacob; thence is he that strengthened Israel from the God of thy father;
1 Samuel 2:4The bow of the mighty has waxed feeble, and the weak have girded themselves with strength.
Psalms 29:11The Lord heard, and had compassion upon me; the Lord is become my helper.
Isaiah 41:10Fear not; for I am with thee: wander not; for I am thy God, who have strengthened thee; and I have helped thee, and have established thee with my just right hand.
Jeremiah 31:25The horn of Moab is broken, and his arm is crushed.
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 →