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Isaiah 40:31
31but they who wait for Adonai will renew their strength. They will soar up with wings as eagles. They will run, and not grow weary. They will walk, and not be 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 strength to the weary, and to one without vigor He adds might. 30Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall, but they who wait for Adonai will renew their strength. They will soar up with wings as eagles. They will run, and not grow weary. They will walk, and not be 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 Adonai, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look eagerly for Him.
- Isaiah 25:9It will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God, We waited for Him—He will save us. This is Adonai—we waited for Him. We will rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
- Isaiah 30:18Therefore Adonai is longing to be gracious to you. Thus He will be exalted, so He may have mercy on you. For Adonai is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Psalms 25:3Surely no one who waits for You will be ashamed. But the treacherous without cause will be ashamed.
- Psalms 27:14Wait for Adonai. Be strong, let Your heart take courage, and wait for Adonai.
- Psalms 37:34Wait for Adonai and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
- Psalms 40:1For the music director, a psalm of David.
- Psalms 84:7Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a spring. The early rain covers it with blessings.
- Psalms 92:1A psalm, a song for the Shabbat.
- Psalms 123:2Behold, as the eyes of slaves to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a slave-girl to the hand of her mistress— so our eyes look to Adonai our God, till He shows us favor.
- Lamentations 3:25Adonai is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul that seeks Him.
- Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not see, then we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Yeshua, the One delivering us from the coming wrath.
- Judges 16:28Then Samson called out to Adonai and said, “My Lord Adonai, please remember me and please strengthen me only this once, O God, so that I may this once take revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
- Job 17:9But the righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
- Job 33:24then He is gracious to him, and says ‘Deliver 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
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