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Isaiah 40:29

Strength and help in weaknessExhaustionGod's power and sovereigntyComfort

27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

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.

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BSB
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
KJV
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
WEB
He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.
ASV
He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
DARBY
He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
BLB
He gives power to the weary, and to those with no might, He increases strength.
ÅB
Han gir den trette kraft, og den som ingen krefter har, gir han stor styrke.
OTB
Han gir styrke til den trette og øker kraften til den svake.
B1930
Han gir den trette kraft, og den som ingen krefter har, gir han stor styrke.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 41:10

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

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  • Philippians 4:13

    I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:9–10

    And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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  • Colossians 1:11

    Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

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  • Zechariah 10:12

    And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 31:25

    For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

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  • Psalms 29:11

    The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

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  • Isaiah 50:4

    The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

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