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Related passages to Isaiah 40:31 include Isaiah 1:16-20, Jeremiah 7:1-15, Amos 5:21-24, Isaiah 40:30, and Isaiah 39, and more.

Isaiah 40:31 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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 "wait", "jehovah", "shall", "renew", "strength", "mount", and "wings". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wait" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Even the youths shall faint and be...", giving immediate footing for "wait" and "jehovah". 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 "wait" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.