Isaiah 40:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. ”

Isaiah 40:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He giveth power to the faint - To his weak and feeble people. This is one of his attributes; and his people, therefore, should put their trust in him, and look to him for aid (compare 2 Corinthi...
Isaiah 40:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

An Expansion of the Text Suggested in Isaiah 40:6-8 . Isaiah 40:12-17 . The Majesty of God, in Whose Eyes the World is Insignificant. God is the Creator, disposing of earth and heaven as very sm...
Isaiah 40:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

strength . strength (for defence). Not the same word as in verses: Isaiah 40:9 ; Isaiah 40:10 ; Isaiah 40:26 ; Isaiah 40:31 (Hebrew. 'azam).
Isaiah 40:29 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

29. He giveth power to the faint. The Prophet now applies to the present subject the general statements which he made; for we have said that his intention was to give warmer encouragement to...
Isaiah 40:29 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 924 THE DESPONDING ENCOURAGED Isaiah 40:27-31 . Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God? Hast thou no...
Isaiah 40:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Isaiah 40:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Why sayest thou, &c.— The third, or consolatory part of this discourse begins at this verse, wherein the foregoing doctrine and prophesy are applied to the comfort of the church; who, in he...
Isaiah 40:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. He giveth power to the faint - Not only does He 'not faint' ( Isaiah 40:28 ), but He gives power to them w...
Isaiah 40:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Israel's Restoration from Exile in Babylon On the authorship and date of these Chapter s see Intro. According to their subject matter, they fall naturally into three divisions of almost equal leng...
Isaiah 40:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He giveth power to the faint... — i.e., to them pre-eminently — their very consciousness of weakness being the condition of their receiving strength. (Comp. Matthew 5:6 ; Luke 1:52-53 ; Luke 6...
Isaiah 40:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1-31 ; Isaiah 41:1-29 ; Isaiah 42:1-25 ; Isaiah 43:1-28 ; Isaiah 44:1-28 ; Isaiah 45:1-25 ; Isaiah 46:1-13 ; Isaiah 47:1-15 ; Isaiah 48:1-22 ; Isaiah 49:1...
Isaiah 40:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Everlasting God the Giver of Strength Isaiah 40:18-31 Day changes to night, and as the twilight deepens, the stars come out in their myriads, Isaiah 40:26 . To the poetic eye of the watche...
Isaiah 40:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now commence the prophecies of peace, which also fall into three divisions, dealing in turn with the purpose of peace (40-48), the Prince of Peace (49-57), the program of peace (58-66). The fist...
Isaiah 40:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

As the Prophet's commission opened, so the chapter is closed, in giving a special comfort to the Lord's people. It is impossible to conceive in the whole compass of language, anything more gracious,...
Isaiah 40:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He giveth power to the faint ,.... Who are ready to faint under afflictions, because they have not immediate deliverance, or their prayers are not answered at once, or promises not fulfilled as they...
Isaiah 40:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength. Ver. 29. He giveth power to the faint. ] How then should he himself faint? or why should any good man's heart...
Isaiah 40:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He giveth power to the faint He hath strength enough, not only for himself, but for all, even the weakest of his creatures, whom he can easily strengthen to bear all their burdens, and to vanquish...
Isaiah 40:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jehovah's Grandeur and Compassion. B. C. 708. 27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakes...
Isaiah 40:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He hath strength enough not only for himself, but for all, even the weakest of his creatures, whom he can easily strengthen to bear all their burdens, and to vanquish all their oppressors.
Isaiah 40:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Greatness Of God Proclaimed ( Isaiah 40:12-31 ). And He will be able to do it because of His greatness. In this vital passage the greatness of God to do What He declares He will do is now reve...
Isaiah 40:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CHEER FOR THE DESPONDING Isaiah 40:26-31 . Lift up your eyes on high, &c. These encouraging assurances must have been of the highest value to the captive and disconsolate Jews in Babylon. Ba...
Isaiah 40:29 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Isaiah 40:27-29 Notice: I. Isaiah's despondency. It arose from a twofold source. (1) The sense of a Divine desertion: "My way is hid from the Lord." (2) The absence of Divine recompense: "My judg...
Isaiah 40:29 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 40:1-2 . Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem. The loss of comfort is no small loss. God would have his people happy. They are in the best c...
Isaiah 40:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 40:1 . Comfort ye, comfort ye my people. What a sweet voice is this to the church, after all her long afflictions. The words are doubled, to designate the fulness of comfort in the pardon o...
Isaiah 40:29 - The Biblical Illustrator

Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord? The attributes of God: a reply to unbelief I. THE UNIVERSAL DISPOSITION TO UNBELIEF. “Why sayest thou, O Jacob, an...
Isaiah 40:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART III . ISAIAH 'S LATER PROPHECIES ( CH . 40-66.). SECTION I. THE PEOPLE OF GOD COMFORTED IN TRIBULATION ( Isaiah 40:1-23 .). EXPOSITION Prefatory Remarks THE A...
Isaiah 40:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehovah the Supreme Ruler. The connection of thought between this section and the foregoing one is this, that the majesty and glory of God over against the idolatry of the heathen nations guarantee...
Isaiah 40:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 12:10 ; 2 Corinthians 12:9 ; Colossians 1:11 ; Deuteronomy 33:25 ; Genesis 49:24 ; Hebrews 11:34 ; Isaiah 41:10 ; Philippians 4:13 ; Psalms 29:11 ; Zechariah 10:12

Isaiah 40:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 40:29 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Isaiah 40:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 40:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 40:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 40:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 40:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 40:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 40:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 40:29 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Isaiah 40:29 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 40:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 40:29 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 40:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 40:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 40:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge