Isaiah 40:29
He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increases strength.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
In Context
30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Cross References
Genesis 49:24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
1 Samuel 2:4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
Psalms 29:11The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Isaiah 41:10Fear you not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yea, I will help you; yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Jeremiah 31:25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
2 Corinthians 12:9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon 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 →