KJV King James Version
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 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
WEB World English Bible
But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
ASV American Standard Version
but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
But those expecting Jehovah pass to power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!
Surrounding context — 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.
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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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְקוֹיֵ֤H6960 · qa.vahto awaitיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDיַחֲלִ֣יפוּH2498 · cha.laphto passכֹ֔חַH3581 · ko.achreptileיַעֲל֥וּH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseאֵ֖בֶרH83 · e.verwingכַּנְּשָׁרִ֑יםH5404 · ne.shereagleיָר֙וּצוּ֙H7323 · rutsto run: runוְלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיִיגָ֔עוּH3021 · ya.gabe weary/toilיֵלְכ֖וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיִיעָֽפוּ׃ פH3286 · ya.aphto faint
Cross-references
Lamentations 3:25-26The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.2 Corinthians 4:16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.Psalm 27:13-14[I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.Psalm 103:5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.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.Hebrews 12:1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.Romans 8:25But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him.Psalm 84:7They go from strength to strength, [every one of them] in Zion appeareth before God.Psalm 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].Luke 18:1And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;2 Corinthians 4:8-10[We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; [we are] perplexed, but not in despair;Isaiah 25:9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this [is] our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this [is] the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.Psalm 138:3In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul.Psalm 25:5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.Psalm 25:3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.Exodus 19:4Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and [how] I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
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