11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 40:31
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.
Isaiah 40:31 in 11 translations
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- But those expecting YHWH pass [to] power, || They raise up the pinion as eagles, || They run and are not fatigued, || They go on and do not faint!
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But those who trust in the Lord will have their strength renewed. They will fly high with wings like eagles. They will run and not be tired. They will walk and not be worn out.
- 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!
- DBY Darby Translation
- but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew [their] strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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; they shall walk, and not faint.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- but those who wait for the LORD 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְקוֹיֵ֤ | wə·qō·w·yê | But those who wait | H6960 קָוָה to await |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | upon the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ | ya·ḥă·lî·p̄ū | will renew | H2498 חָלַף to pass |
| כֹ֔חַ | ḵō·aḥ | their strength | H3581 כֹּחַ reptile |
| יַעֲל֥וּ | ya·‘ă·lū | they will mount up | H5927 עָלָה to ascend: rise |
| אֵ֖בֶר | ’ê·ḇer | with wings | H83 אֵ֫בֶר wing |
| כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים | kan·nə·šā·rîm | like eagles | H5404 נֶשֶׁר eagle |
| יָר֙וּצוּ֙ | yā·rū·ṣū | they will run | H7323 רוּץ to run: run |
| וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | and not | H3808 לֹא not |
| יִיגָ֔עוּ | yî·ḡā·‘ū | grow weary | H3021 יָגֵעַ be weary/toil |
| יֵלְכ֖וּ | yê·lə·ḵū | they will walk | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | and not | H3808 לֹא not |
| יִיעָֽפוּ׃פ | yî·‘ā·p̄ū | faint | H3286 יָעֵף to faint |
Related verses
- Lamentations 3:25–26
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
- 2 Corinthians 4:16
Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
- Psalm 27:13–14
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Psalm 103:5
who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
- 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.
- Hebrews 12:1
Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
- Galatians 6:9
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
- Romans 8:25
But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
- Isaiah 30:18
Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
- Psalm 84:7
They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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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