Isaiah 40:31

Isaiah 40:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Context of Isaiah 40:31

29He gives strength to the faint and strengthens the powerless. 30Youths may become faint and weary, and young men stumble and fall, but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 word by word

וְקוֹיֵ֤ יְהוָה֙ יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ כֹ֔חַ יַעֲל֥וּ אֵ֖בֶר כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים יָר֙וּצוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֔עוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יִיעָֽפוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But they that waitקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
• upon the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall renewחָלַףchâlaph · to passH2498
• strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• they shall mount upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• with wingsאֵ֫בֶר'êber · wingH83
• as eaglesנֶשֶׁרnesher · eagleH5404
• they shall runרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• and not be wearyיָגֵעַyâga‛ · be weary/toilH3021
• they shall walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and not faintיָעֵףyâ‛aph · to faintH3286

Cross-references for Isaiah 40:31

• Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will wait for him.
• Isaiah 25:9On that day it will be said, “Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he has saved us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let’s rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
• Isaiah 30:18Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.
• Psalms 25:3No one who waits for you will be disgraced; those who act treacherously without cause will be disgraced.
• Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Wait for the Lord.
• Psalms 37:34Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord, and he turned to me and heard my cry for help.
• Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength; each appears before God in Zion.
• Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High,
• Psalms 123:2Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand, like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand, so our eyes are on the Lord our God until he shows us favor.
• Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him.
• Romans 8:25Now if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead — Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
• Judges 16:28He called out to the Lord, “Lord God, please remember me. Strengthen me, God, just once more. With one act of vengeance, let me pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
• Job 17:9Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.
• Job 33:24and to be gracious to him and say, “Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom,”

Commentaries on Isaiah 40:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31They shall mount zap with wings as eagles "They shall put forth fresh feathers like the moulting eagle" - It has been a common and popular opinion that the eagle lives and retains his vigor to a great age; and that, beyond the common lot of other birds, he moults in his old age, and renews his feathers, and with them his youth. "Thou shalt renew thy youth like the eagle, "says the psalmist, Psalm 103:5; on which place St. Ambrose notes, Aquila longam…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31But they that wait upon the Lord - The word rendered wait upon‘ here (from קוה qâvâh ), denotes properly to wait, in the sense of expecting. The phrase, to wait on Yahweh,‘ means to wait for his help; that is, to trust in him, to put our hope or confidence in him. It is applicable to those who are in circumstances of danger or want, and who look to him for his merciful interposition. Here it properly refers to those who were suffering a long and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-31Verses 27-31 The people of God are reproved for their unbelief and distrust of God. Let them remember they took the names Jacob and Israel, from one who found God faithful to him in all his straits. And they bore these names as a people in covenant with Him. Many foolish frets, and foolish fears, would vanish before inquiry into the causes. It is bad to have evil thoughts rise in our minds, but worse to turn them into evil words. What they had known, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31wait upon the LORD: See Isaiah 33:2; 49:23; 51:5. like eagles: This strong image of rescue reminded readers of the exodus event from long ago (Exodus 19:4; Deuteronomy 32:10–12; see also Psalm 103:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. mount up--(2Sa 1:23). Rather, "They shall put forth fresh feathers as eagles" are said to renovate themselves; the parallel clause, "renew their strength," confirms this. The eagle was thought to moult and renew his feathers, and with them his strength, in old age (so the Septuagint, Vulgate, Psa 103:5). However, English Version is favored by the descending climax, mount up--run--walk; in every attitude the praying, waiting child of God is "strong in…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings