Isaiah 40:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But they that wait upon the LORD shall renewg 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But they that wait upon the Lord - The word rendered ‘wait upon’ here (from קוה qâvâh ), denotes properly to wait, in the sense of expecting. The phrase, ‘to wait on Yahweh,’ means to wait f...
Isaiah 40:31 - 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 40:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

renew . change. Hebrew. halaph, to change for the better. See note on Leviticus 27:10 . strength . strength (to endure). Same word as in Isaiah 40:9 . Not the same as in verses: Isa 26:29. m...
Isaiah 40:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

31. But they that wait for Jehovah. Hebrew writers employ the phrase, “exchanging strength,” (131) to denote “gathering new strength,” and thus “being restored.” The Prophet therefore shews...
Isaiah 40:31 - 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 40:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. They shall mount zap w...
Isaiah 40:31 - 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 40:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. They shall mount u...
Isaiah 40:31 - 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 40:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They that wait upon the Lord. — The waiting implies, of course, the expectant attitude of faith. Shall mount up with wings. — Better, shall lift up their wings, or, shall put forth wings’ fea...
Isaiah 40:31 - 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 40:31 - 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 40:31 - 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 40:31 - 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 40:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE SECRET OF IMMORTAL YOUTH ‘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 fain...
Isaiah 40:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But they that wait upon the Lord ,.... As children on their parents, to do them honour, to obey their commands, and receive food and blessings from them; as servants on their masters, to know their...
Isaiah 40:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 31. Shall rene...
Isaiah 40:31 - 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 40:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jehovah's Grandeur and Compassion. B. C. 708. 27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakes...
Isaiah 40:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That wait upon the Lord; that rely upon him for strength to bear their burdens, and for deliverance from them in due time. Shall renew their strength; shall grow stronger and stronger in faith, a...
Isaiah 40:31 - 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 40:31 - 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 40:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Isaiah 40:28-31 I. We have, first, the prophet's appeal to the familiar thought of an unchangeable God as the antidote to all despondency and the foundation of all hope. The life of men and of cre...
Isaiah 40:31 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 40:1 . Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. «They need it, and they shall have it. Mind, O my servants, that you give it to them: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your...
Isaiah 40:31 - 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 40:31 - 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 40:31 - 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 40:31 - 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 40:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 1:10 ; 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 ; 2 Corinthians 12:10 ; 2 Corinthians 12:9 ; 2 Corinthians 4:1 ; 2 Corinthians 4:16 ; 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 ; Exodus 19:4 ; Galatians 6:9 ; Hebrew...
Isaiah 40:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wait — That rely upon him. Renew — Shall grow stronger and stronger.

Isaiah 40:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 40:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Isaiah 40:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 40:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 40:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 40:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 40:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 40:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 40:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 40:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 40:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Isaiah 40:31 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 40:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 40:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 40:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 40:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 40:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 40:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes