Isaiah 40:29 (ASV)

Passage

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 40:27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice [due] to me is passed away from my God?

Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

Isaiah 40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

Isaiah 40:30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

Isaiah 40:31 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "giveth", "power", "faint", "hath", "might", "increaseth", and "strength". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "giveth" and "power", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Hast thou not known hast thou not..." into verse 30's "Even the youths shall faint and be...", so "giveth" and "power" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "giveth" and "power" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.