11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 40:29
He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.
Isaiah 40:29 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.
- KJV King James Version
- He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- He is giving power to the weary, || And to those not strong He increases might.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- He gives strength to the weary and power to the powerless.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| נֹתֵ֥ן | nō·ṯên | He gives | H5414 נָתַן to give: give |
| לַיָּעֵ֖ף | lay·yā·‘êp̄ | to the faint | H3287 יָעֵף weary |
| כֹּ֑חַ | kō·aḥ | power | H3581 כֹּחַ reptile |
| וּלְאֵ֥ין | ū·lə·’ên | of the weak | H369 אַ֫יִן nothing |
| אוֹנִ֖ים | ’ō·w·nîm | — | H202 אוֹן strength |
| עָצְמָ֥ה | ‘ā·ṣə·māh | the strength | H6109 עׇצְמָה strength |
| יַרְבֶּֽה׃ | yar·beh | and increases | H7235 רָבָה to multiply |
Related verses
- Isaiah 41:10
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, 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 power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
- Zechariah 10:12
I will strengthen them in Yahweh; and they will walk up and down in his name,” says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 31:25
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
- Psalm 29:11
Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.
- Isaiah 50:4
The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.
- Deuteronomy 33:25
Your bars will be iron and brass. As your days, so your strength will be.
- Hebrews 11:34
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
27 Why do you say, Jacob, and speak, Israel, “My way is hidden from Yahweh, and the justice due me is disregarded by my God?”
28 Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, The Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.
30 Even the youths faint and get weary, and the young men utterly fall;
31 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.
Read all of Isaiah 40 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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