Isaiah 40:30

40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

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

KJV

Even the youths faint and get weary, and the young men utterly fall;

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

40:31 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. renew: Heb. change

What does Isaiah 40:30 mean?

Isaiah 40:30 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נַעַר (naʻar), יָעַף (yâʻaph), יָגַע (yâgaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

Even

the

youthsנַעַרnaʻar/nah'-ar/H5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)

shall

faintיָעַףyâʻaph/yaw-af'/H3286to tire (as if from wearisome flight)

and

weary,יָגַעyâgaʻ/yaw-gah'/H3021properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil

and

the

young

menבָּחוּרbâchûwr/baw-khoor'/H970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)

shall

utterlyכָּשַׁלkâshal/kaw-shal'/H3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall

fall:כָּשַׁלkâshal/kaw-shal'/H3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 40:30.

Habakkuk 2:13

Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? for: or, in vain?

Isaiah 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.

Isaiah 40:31

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. renew: Heb. change

Jeremiah 51:58

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary. The broad: or, The walls of broad Babylon broken: or, made naked

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 40:30 say?

Isaiah 40:30 (King James Version) reads: "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"

Is Isaiah 40:30 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 40:30 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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