Isaiah 40:31
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.
King James Version
In Context
30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:25Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Judges 16:28And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
Job 33:24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Psalms 25:3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
Psalms 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt 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 →