New Living Translation
Isaiah 40:31
31But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
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 power to the weak and strength to the powerless. 30Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Read all of Isaiah 40Isaiah 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 has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my hope in him.
- Isaiah 25:9In that day the people will proclaim, “This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the Lord, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!”
- Isaiah 30:18So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.
- Psalms 25:3No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.
- Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
- Psalms 37:34Put your hope in the Lord. Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you by giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 84:7They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.
- Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High.
- Psalms 123:2We keep looking to the Lord our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.
- Romans 8:25But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.
- Judges 16:28Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”
- Job 17:9The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
- Job 33:24he will be gracious and say, ‘Rescue him from the grave, for I have found a ransom for his life.’
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
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