KJV King James Version
He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.
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Isaiah 40:29
He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
WEB World English Bible
He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.
ASV American Standard Version
He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 40
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these [things], that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that [he is] strong in power; not one faileth.
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.
29 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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Isaiah 41:10Fear 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.Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.2 Corinthians 12:9-10And 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.Colossians 1:11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;Zechariah 10:12And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 31:25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.Psalm 29:11The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.Isaiah 50:4The 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.Deuteronomy 33:25Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].Hebrews 11:34Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.Genesis 49:24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty [God] of Jacob; (from thence [is] the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
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