Isaiah 40:29 (LSB)

Passage

He gives power to the weary, And to him who lacks vigor He increases might.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 40:27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from Yahweh, And the justice due me passes by my God”?

Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is unsearchable.

Isaiah 40:29 He gives power to the weary, And to him who lacks vigor He increases might.

Isaiah 40:30 Though youths grow weary and tired, And choice young men stumble badly,

Isaiah 40:31 Yet those who hope in Yahweh Will gain new power; They will mount up with wings like eagles; They will run and not get tired; They will walk and not become weary.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gives", "power", "weary", "lacks", "vigor", "increases", and "might". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gives" and "power", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Do you not know Have you not..." into verse 30's "Though youths grow weary and tired And...", so "gives" 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 "gives" and "power" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.