Isaiah 40 · Verse 29

Isaiah 40:29

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

Isaiah 40:29 in other translations

BSBHe gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
WEBHe gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.
ASVHe giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
YLTHe is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might.
DARBYHe giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
BBEHe gives power to the feeble, increasing the strength of him who has no force.
WebsterHe giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

What does Isaiah 40:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
29. Not only does He "not faint" (Is 40:28) but He gives power to them who do faint. no might ... increaseth strength--a seeming paradox. They "have no might" in themselves; but in Him they have strength, and He "increases" that strength (2Co 12:9).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 40:27-31

The people of God are reproved for their unbelief and distrust of God. Let them remember they took the names Jacob and Israel, from one who found God faithful to him in all his straits. And they bore these names as a people in covenant with Him. Many foolish frets, and foolish fears, would vanish before inquiry into the causes. It is bad to have evil thoughts rise in our minds, but worse to turn them into evil…

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Isaiah 40:29 in the original Hebrew

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נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten[he is] givingH5414
לַיָּעֵ֖ףlai.ya.'Efto the weary [person]H3287
כֹּ֑חַKo.achstrengthH3581
וּלְאֵ֥יןu.le.'Einand to [those who] there notH369
אוֹנִ֖ים'o.Nim[is] power<s>H202
עָצְמָ֥ה'a.tze.MahstrengthH6109
יַרְבֶּֽה\׃yar.Behhe increasesH7235

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 40:29

  • 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.

  • Philippians 4:13

    I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

  • 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. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

  • Colossians 1:11

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

  • Zechariah 10:12

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

  • Jeremiah 31:25

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

  • Psalms 29:11

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

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 33:25

    Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

  • Hebrews 11:34

    Quenched 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 49:24

    But 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
41:10; Ge 49:24; De 33:25; Ps 29:11; Zec 10:12; 2Co 12:9,10
Php 4:13; Col 1:11; Heb 11:34

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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.

  • Isaiah 40:29

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

  • Isaiah 40:30

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

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Isaiah 40:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El da esfuerzo al cansado, y multiplica las fuerzas al que no tiene ningunas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il donne de la force à celui qui est las, et il augmente l’énergie à celui qui n’a pas de vigueur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er gibt dem Müden Kraft, und dem Unvermögenden reicht er Stärke dar in Fülle.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui dat lasso virtutem, et his qui non sunt, fortitudinem et robur multiplicat.