Isaiah 40:29 (WEB)

Passage

He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.

Nearby Context

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

Isaiah 40:28 Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, The Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

Isaiah 40:29 He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.

Isaiah 40:30 Even the youths faint and get weary, and the young men utterly fall;

Isaiah 40:31 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gives", "power", "weak", "increases", "strength", 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 "Haven t you known Haven t you..." into verse 30's "Even the youths faint and get weary...", 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.