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Isaiah 40:29

40:28 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.

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He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.

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

He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increases strength.

40:30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

What does Isaiah 40:29 mean?

Isaiah 40:29 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), כֹּחַ (kôach), יָעֵף (yâʻêph).

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He
givethנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
powerכֹּחַkôach/ko'-akh/H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
to
the
faint;יָעֵףyâʻêph/yaw-afe'/H3287fatigued; figuratively, exhausted
and
to
them
that
have
no
mightאוֹןʼôwn/one/H202ability, power, (figuratively) wealth
he
increasethרָבָהrâbâh/raw-baw'/H7235to increase (in whatever respect)
strength.עׇצְמָהʻotsmâh/ots-maw'/H6109powerfulness; by extension, numerousness

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Afflictions and Adversities

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 40:29.

Genesis 17:2

And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

Genesis 17:20

And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 4:12

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

Genesis 49:3

Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

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What does Isaiah 40:29 say?

Isaiah 40:29 (King James Version) reads: "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."

Is Isaiah 40:29 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 40:29 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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