Isaiah 40:29
Giving to him that fainteth, strength, And to him that hath no vigour, he causeth, power to abound?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
In Context
30Youths both faint and grow weary, And, young warriors—they fall, they fall;
Cross References
Genesis 49:24But abideth, as an enduring one, his bow, And supple are the arms of his hands,—From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, From thence, is the Shepherd the Stone of Israel:
1 Samuel 2:4The bow of the mighty, is dismayed,—While, the fainting, are girded with strength;
Psalms 29:11Yahweh, will give, strength to his people,—Yahweh, will bless his people with prosperity.
Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for with thee, I am! Look not around, for, I, am thy God,—I have emboldened thee, Yea I have helped thee, Yea I have upheld thee with my righteous right-hand.
Jeremiah 31:25For I have satiated the weary soul,—And every languishing soul, have I filled.
2 Corinthians 12:9And at once he said unto me—Sufficient for thee, is my favour, for, my power, in weakness, is made complete. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may spread a tent over 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 →