Isaiah 40:31 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Isaiah 40:31 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 40:3113 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/קוֹיֵ֤wəqwōyē

and those who wait forconjH6960

look · patiently · tarry · wait (for ···

יְהוָה֙yəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

יַחֲלִ֣יפוּyaḥăliypw

they will renewverbH2498

alter · change · cut off · go on forward ···

כֹ֔חַkōḥa

strengthnounH3581

able · chameleon · force · fruits ···

יַעֲל֥וּyaʿălw

they will go upverbH5927

ascend up · at once · break · bring ···

אֵ֖בֶרʾēber

wingsnounH83

כַּ/נְּשָׁרִ֑יםkanəšāriym

like eaglespronH5404

יָר֨וּצוּ֙yārwṣw

they will runverbH7323

divide speedily · footman · guard · bring hastily ···

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִיגָ֔עוּyiygāʿw

they will become wearyverbH3021

labour · weary

יֵלְכ֖וּyēləkw

awayverbH3212

again · bear · bring · carry ···

וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִיעָֽפוּyiyʿāpw

they will grow wearyverbH3286

cause to fly · weary

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Priya SharmaNote2mo ago

Those who wait on the Lord

The word "wait" in Hebrew - qavah - also means to bind together, like twisting cords into a rope. Waiting on the Lord is not passive. It is an active binding of yourself to Him during the time of unce...

Jonas ErikssonNote2mo ago

They Will Mount Up on Wings Like Eagles

Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. They will mount up on wings like eagles, run and not grow weary, walk and not faint. It's a promise about renewal - not that you won't get tired, ...