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Isaiah 40

Isa. 40:31 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But theyf that wait
qavah (Hebrew #6960)
to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
KJV usage: gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
Pronounce: kaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
upon the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
shall βrenew
chalaph (Hebrew #2498)
properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
KJV usage: abolish, alter, change, cut off, go on forward, grow up, be over, pass (away, on, through), renew, sprout, strike through.
Pronounce: khaw-laf'
Origin: a primitive root
h their strength
koach (Hebrew #3581)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
KJV usage: ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
Pronounce: ko'-akh
Origin: or (Dan. 11:6) kowach {ko'-akh}
; they shall mount up
`alah (Hebrew #5927)
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
KJV usage: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
Pronounce: aw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
with wings
'eber (Hebrew #83)
a pinion
KJV usage: (long-)wing(-ed).
Pronounce: ay-ber'
Origin: from 82
as eagles
nesher (Hebrew #5404)
the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
KJV usage: eagle.
Pronounce: neh'-sher
Origin: from an unused root meaning to lacerate
; they shall run
ruwts (Hebrew #7323)
to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
KJV usage: break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.
Pronounce: roots
Origin: a primitive root
i, and not be weary
yaga` (Hebrew #3021)
properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
KJV usage: faint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.
Pronounce: yaw-gah'
Origin: a primitive root
; and they shall walk
yalak (Hebrew #3212)
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
KJV usage: X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, + pursue, cause to run, spread, take away ((-journey)), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, X be weak.
Pronounce: yaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1980)
k, and not faint
ya`aph (Hebrew #3286)
to tire (as if from wearisome flight)
KJV usage: faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self).
Pronounce: yaw-af'
Origin: a primitive root
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Isa. 8:17• 17And I will wait for Jehovah, who hideth his face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for him. (Isa. 8:17)
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Isa. 25:9• 9And it shall be said in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah, we have waited for him; we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. (Isa. 25:9)
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Isa. 30:18• 18And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up, that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. (Isa. 30:18)
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Psa. 25:3,5,21• 3Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.
5Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
(Psa. 25:3,5,21)
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Psa. 27:14• 14Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:14)
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Psa. 37:34• 34Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. (Psa. 37:34)
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Psa. 40:1• 1To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm. I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. (Psa. 40:1)
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Psa. 84:7• 7They go from strength to strength: each one will appear before God in Zion. (Psa. 84:7)
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Psa. 92:1,13• 1A Psalm, a Song, for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks unto Jehovah, and to sing psalms unto thy name, O Most High;
13Those that are planted in the house of Jehovah shall flourish in the courts of our God:
(Psa. 92:1,13)
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Psa. 123:2• 2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are directed to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us. (Psa. 123:2)
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Lam. 3:25‑26• 25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, for the salvation of Jehovah.
(Lam. 3:25‑26)
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Rom. 8:25• 25But if what we see not we hope, we expect in patience. (Rom. 8:25)
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1 Thess. 1:10• 10and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from among the dead, Jesus, our deliverer from the coming wrath. (1 Thess. 1:10)
renew.
Heb. change.
Judg. 16:28• 28And Samson called to Jehovah, and said, Lord Jehovah, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may take one vengeance upon the Philistines for my two eyes. (Judg. 16:28)
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Job 17:9• 9But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength. (Job 17:9)
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Job 33:24‑26• 24Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.
26He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.
(Job 33:24‑26)
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Psa. 103:5• 5Who satisfieth thine old age with good things; thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. (Psa. 103:5)
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Psa. 138:3• 3In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul. (Psa. 138:3)
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2 Cor. 1:8‑10• 8For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened to us in Asia, that we were excessively pressed beyond our power, so as to despair even of living.
9But we ourselves had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not have our trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;
10who has delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we confide that he will also yet deliver;
(2 Cor. 1:8‑10)
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2 Cor. 4:8‑10,16• 8every way afflicted, but not straitened; seeing no apparent issue, but our way not entirely shut up;
9persecuted, but not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed;
10always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body;
16Wherefore we faint not; but if indeed our outward man is consumed, yet the inward is renewed day by day.
(2 Cor. 4:8‑10,16)
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2 Cor. 12:9‑10• 9And he said to me, My grace suffices thee; for my power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of the Christ may dwell upon me.
10Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ: for when I am weak, then I am powerful.
(2 Cor. 12:9‑10)
mount.
not faint.
 Some may need the strength that elevates; others the strength that runs the errands appointed of God, and others again that which enables for the steady and continuous walk through life for the pleasure of God. As we wait on God each shall receive the needed strength. (Isaiah 40:9-45:14 by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but they that wait upone 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.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "look for," as ch. 8.17.