Isaiah 40:29

29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

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Isaiah 40:29 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
English Standard Version (ESV)
29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
New Living Translation (NLT)
29 He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
The Message Bible (MSG)
29 He energizes those who get tired, gives fresh strength to dropouts.
American Standard Version (ASV)
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
29 He gives strength to those who grow tired and increases the strength of those who are weak.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
29 He gives strength to the weary and strengthens the powerless.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
29 He gives strength to those who are tired. He gives power to those who are weak.

Isaiah 40:29 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 40:29

He giveth power to the faint
Who are ready to faint under afflictions, because they have not immediate deliverance, or their prayers are not answered at once, or promises not fulfilled as they expected; to such he gives fresh supplies of spiritual strength; he strengthens their faith, and enlarges their views, to behold the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living, and confirms his blessings and promises of grace unto them, ( Psalms 27:13 ) . The Targum is,

``who giveth wisdom to the righteous that breathe after the words of the law:''
and to them that have no might he increaseth strength;
not that they have no might at all, strictly speaking; for then it could not be properly said their strength was increased by him; but that their might and power were very small, and that in their own apprehensions they had none, and then it is that fresh strength is given them; as the apostle says, "when I am weak, then am I strong"; ( 2 Corinthians 12:10 ) , though this may be understood, not of the strength of their graces, but of their sins and corruptions: a word from the same root as this here used signifies "iniquity"; and the sense may be, that the Lord increases the spiritual strength of such on whom the lust's, corruptions, and virtuosity of nature have not the power and dominion F5.
FOOTNOTES:

F5 "Cur non sumatur", (Mynwa) "illis quibus non sunt vitiosae concupiscentiae robur auger", Gusset. Ebr. Comment. p. 21.

Isaiah 40:29 In-Context

27 Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God”?
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 18:14; S Psalms 68:35; S Psalms 119:28
  • 2. Isaiah 50:4; Isaiah 57:19; Jeremiah 31:25
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