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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 that 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, all those who wait on thee shall not be ashamed;{HR}They shall be ashamed who deal falsely without a cause.
5Lead me in thy truth and teach me,{HR}For thou [art] the God of my salvation;{HR}For thee have I waited all the day.
21Integrity and uprightness shall preserve me,{HR}For I have waited for thee.
(Psa. 25:3,5,21)
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Psa. 27:14• 14Wait for Jehovah;{HR}Be strong, and he shall strengthen thy heart;{HR}Yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:14)
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Psa. 37:34• 34Wait for Jehovah and keep his ways,{HR}And he will exalt thee to inherit the land;{HR}When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it]. (Psa. 37:34)
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Psa. 40:1• 1To the chief musician; a psalm of David.{HR}Waiting I waited for Jehovah,{HR}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;{HR}[Each] 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.{HR}[It is] good to give thanks unto Jehovah,{HR}And to sing psalms unto thy name, O Most High,
13Planted in Jehovah's house,{HR}In the courts of our God, they shall flourish.
(Psa. 92:1,13)
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Psa. 123:2• 2Behold, as eyes of servants unto their masters' hand,{HR}As a handmaid's eyes unto her mistress's hand,{HR}So [are] our eyes unto Jehovah our God{HR}Until he be gracious to us. (Psa. 123:2)
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Lam. 3:25‑26• 25Jehovah is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
(Lam. 3:25‑26)
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Rom. 8:25• 25But if we hope for what we do not see, in patience we await. (Rom. 8:25)
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1 Thess. 1:10• 10and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus that delivered us from the coming wrath. (1 Thess. 1:10)
renew.
Heb. change.
Judg. 16:28• 28And Samson called unto Jehovah, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. (Judg. 16:28)
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Job 17:9• 9But the righteous shall hold on his way,{HR}And the clean of hands increase in strength. (Job 17:9)
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Job 33:24‑26• 24And he is gracious to him, and saith,{HR}Deliver him from going down to corruption:{HR}I have found a ransom.
25His flesh [is] fresher than childhood,{HR}He returneth to the days of his youth.
26He supplicateth God [Eloah],{HR}And he accepteth him.{HR}And he shall see his face with rejoicing,{HR}And he requiteth to mortal man his righteousness.
(Job 33:24‑26)
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Psa. 103:5• 5Who satisfieth thine adornment with the good:{HR}Thy youth is renewed like the eagle. (Psa. 103:5)
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Psa. 138:3• 3In the day I called and thou didst answer me,{HR}Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul. (Psa. 138:3)
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2 Cor. 1:8‑10• 8For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation that came to pass d in Asia, that we were excessively pressed beyond power, so as for us to despair even of our living.
9But we ourselves have had in ourselves the sentence of death, that we should not have our trust in ourselves, but in God that raiseth the dead,
10who delivered us from so great a death, and doth e deliver, in whom we have hope that he will also yet deliver,
(2 Cor. 1:8‑10)
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2 Cor. 4:8‑10,16• 8in everything being afflicted, yet not straitened, sorely yet not utterly perplexed,
9persecuted yet not forsaken, cast down yet 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 fail not; but even if our outer man is consuming, yet the inner is being renewed day by day.
(2 Cor. 4:8‑10,16)
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2 Cor. 12:9‑10• 9and he hath said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for [my] power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses that the power of Christ may rest on me.
10Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits for Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong.
(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.

W. Kelly Translation

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but they that wait upon 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.