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Isaiah 40:31 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 40 · verse 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.Isaiah 40:31 · King James Version
What Isaiah 40:31 means
The promise is made to people who are tired, not to people who are strong. Waiting on the LORD isn't standing still; it's the kind of waiting that keeps expecting him to act. And watch the order — mount up, run, walk. Walking without fainting is the hardest of the three, and it comes last for a reason.
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Isaiah 40:31 in context
29He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31But 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.
Commentary
Cross references
- Lamentations 3:25-26
- 2 Corinthians 4:16
- Psalms 27:13-14
- Psalms 103:5
- 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
- Hebrews 12:1
- Galatians 6:9
- Romans 8:25
Key words (Strong's)
- strengthkôachvigor, literally or figurativelyH3581 →
- eaglesnesherthe eagleH5404 →
- renewchâlaphproperly, to slide byH2498 →
- wingsʼêbera pinionH83 →
- wearyyâgaʻproperly, to gaspH3021 →
- waitqâvâhto bind togetherH6960 →
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Here, I. The prophet reproves the people of God, who are now supposed to be captives in Babylon for their unbelief and distrust of God, and the dejections and despondencies of their spirit under their affliction (Isa 40:27): "Why sayest thou, O Jacob! to thyself and to those about thee, My way is hidden from the Lord?…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-31