Isaiah 40:29
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
In Context
30Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
Cross References
Genesis 49:24Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
1 Samuel 2:4The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.
Psalms 29:11The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Jeremiah 31:25for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on 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 →