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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.
Isaiah 40:31 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB 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 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.
  • NKJV But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
  • NASB Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
  • NLT But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

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Quick answer

Those who wait on the Lord have their strength renewed, soaring, running, and walking without fainting.

Overview

In contrast to failing human strength, those who hopefully wait upon God receive renewed, supernatural strength to endure. The progression from soaring to walking suggests sustaining grace for every season of life. This beloved promise points to the strength found in Christ, who upholds His people to the end.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 35

  • Lam 3:25–26The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
  • 2 Cor 4:16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
  • Ps 27:13–14Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
  • Ps 103:5who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
  • 2 Cor 12:9–10But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
  • Heb 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
  • Gal 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  • Rom 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
  • Isa 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
  • Ps 84:7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
  • Ps 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
  • Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
  • 2 Cor 4:8–10We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
  • Isa 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
  • Ps 138:3On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
  • Ps 25:5Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
  • Ps 25:3Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
  • Exod 19:4‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
  • Heb 12:3Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
  • 2 Cor 1:8–10We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
  • Ps 25:21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
  • Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
  • Ps 40:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
  • Rev 2:3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
  • Ps 123:2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
  • Zech 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
  • 2 Cor 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
  • Isa 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
  • 1 Th 1:10and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
  • Ps 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
  • Judg 16:28Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
  • Job 33:24–26to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
  • Ps 92:1A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
  • Song 8:5Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.
  • Rev 4:7The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

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Christ at the center

Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).

How Isaiah 40:31 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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