Isaiah 40:30
Isaiah 40:30 in Multiple Translations
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Even the young men will become feeble and tired, and the best of them will come to the end of his strength;
Even young people grow weak and tired—they fall down when they're exhausted.
Euen the yong men shall faint, and be wearie, and the yong men shall stumble and fall.
Even youths are wearied and fatigued, And young men utterly stumble,
Even the youths faint and get weary, and the young men utterly fall;
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Youths shall faint, and labour, and young men shall fall by infirmity.
Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
Berean Amplified Bible — Isaiah 40:30
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Isaiah 40:30 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וְ/יִֽעֲפ֥וּ
נְעָרִ֖ים
וְ/יִגָ֑עוּ
וּ/בַחוּרִ֖ים
כָּשׁ֥וֹל
יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ
וְ/יִֽעֲפ֥וּ
yâʻaph
H3286
to faint
Conj | V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
נְעָרִ֖ים
naʻar
H5288
youth
N-mp
וְ/יִגָ֑עוּ
yâgaʻ
H3021
be weary/toil
Conj | V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
וּ/בַחוּרִ֖ים
bâchûwr
H970
youth
Conj | N-mp
כָּשׁ֥וֹל
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
V-Qal-Ptc
יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
V-Niphal-Imperf-3mp
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Hebrew Word Reference — Isaiah 40:30
וְ/יִֽעֲפ֥וּ
yâʻaph
H3286
"to faint"
Conj | V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
To faint means to become weak or tired, often from exertion or stress. In the Bible, this word is used to describe people who are weary or exhausted, like the Israelites in the wilderness. It can also mean to cause someone to become weary or to flee in exhaustion.
Definition: 1) to be or grow weary, be fatigued, be faint 1a) (Qal) to be or grow weary, be fatigued, be faint 1b) (Hophal) wearied (participle)
Usage: Occurs in 10 OT verses. KJV: faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self). See also: Judges 8:15; Jeremiah 2:24; Isaiah 40:28.
נְעָרִ֖ים
naʻar
H5288
"youth"
N-mp
In the original Hebrew, this word means a young person, either a boy or a girl, from infancy to adolescence. It is used to describe the servants and attendants who worked for kings and other important people in the Old Testament, like King David's servants.
Definition: 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer 1a) boy, lad, youth 1b) servant, retainer
Usage: Occurs in 221 OT verses. KJV: babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man). See also: Genesis 14:24; 1 Samuel 25:5; Psalms 37:25.
וְ/יִגָ֑עוּ
yâgaʻ
H3021
"be weary/toil"
Conj | V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
This Hebrew word means to be weary or toil, like in Exodus where the Israelites were exhausted from their labor, and is often translated as faint or labor in the KJV.
Definition: 1) to toil, labour, grow weary, be weary 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to toil, labour 1a2) to grow weary, be weary 1b) (Piel) to weary, make weary, cause to go toilsomely 1c) (Hiphil) to make to toil, make weary, cause to be weary
Usage: Occurs in 25 OT verses. KJV: faint, (make to) labour, (be) weary. See also: Joshua 7:3; Isaiah 43:23; Psalms 6:7.
וּ/בַחוּרִ֖ים
bâchûwr
H970
"youth"
Conj | N-mp
In the Bible, this word refers to a young person, often a chosen or select individual, like a young man in his prime. It appears in various contexts, including descriptions of young soldiers. The term emphasizes the idea of being selected or set apart.
Definition: youth, young man
Usage: Occurs in 45 OT verses. KJV: (choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole. See also: Deuteronomy 32:25; Jeremiah 18:21; Psalms 78:31.
כָּשׁ֥וֹל
kâshal
H3782
"to stumble"
V-Qal-Ptc
To stumble means to lose your balance and almost fall, often because of weakness. In the Bible, it can also mean to falter or fail spiritually. This word is used in many books, including Psalms and Proverbs.
Definition: 1) to stumble, stagger, totter 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stumble 1a2) to totter 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to stumble 1b2) to be tottering, be feeble 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to stumble, bring injury or ruin to, overthrow 1c2) to make feeble, make weak 1d) (Hophal) to be made to stumble 1e) (Piel) bereave
Usage: Occurs in 59 OT verses. KJV: bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak. See also: Leviticus 26:37; Jeremiah 6:15; Psalms 9:4.
יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ
kâshal
H3782
"to stumble"
V-Niphal-Imperf-3mp
To stumble means to lose your balance and almost fall, often because of weakness. In the Bible, it can also mean to falter or fail spiritually. This word is used in many books, including Psalms and Proverbs.
Definition: 1) to stumble, stagger, totter 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stumble 1a2) to totter 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to stumble 1b2) to be tottering, be feeble 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to stumble, bring injury or ruin to, overthrow 1c2) to make feeble, make weak 1d) (Hophal) to be made to stumble 1e) (Piel) bereave
Usage: Occurs in 59 OT verses. KJV: bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak. See also: Leviticus 26:37; Jeremiah 6:15; Psalms 9:4.
Study Notes — Isaiah 40:30
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- Context
- Cross References
- Isaiah 40:30 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 40:30
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 40:30
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Isaiah 40:30
- Trapp's Commentary on Isaiah 40:30
- Ellicott's Commentary on Isaiah 40:30
- Cambridge Bible on Isaiah 40:30
- Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 40:30
- Whedon's Commentary on Isaiah 40:30
- Sermons on Isaiah 40:30
Context — Here Is Your God!
28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
30Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Amos 2:14 | Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life. |
| 2 | Psalms 34:10 | Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. |
| 3 | Psalms 33:16 | No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. |
| 4 | Ecclesiastes 9:11 | I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all. |
| 5 | Isaiah 9:17 | Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. |
| 6 | Isaiah 13:18 | Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children. |
| 7 | Psalms 39:5 | You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah |
| 8 | Jeremiah 6:11 | But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike. |
| 9 | Jeremiah 9:21 | For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares. |
Isaiah 40:30 Summary
[Isaiah 40:30 reminds us that no matter how strong or energetic we are, we will all eventually grow tired and weary. This is because our strength and abilities are limited, as seen in Isaiah 40:28-29. But the good news is that God's power and strength are available to us, and He can give us the strength we need to keep going, as promised in Isaiah 40:31 and Psalms 121:2. By relying on God's power and strength, we can find the energy and motivation we need to live a life that honors Him.]
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Isaiah 40:30 say that even youths grow tired and weary, doesn't that contradict other Bible verses that talk about the strength of young people?
This verse is not saying that young people are weak, but rather that even the strongest among us will eventually grow tired and weary, as seen in the contrast with Isaiah 40:28, which says that God does not grow tired or weary, and Isaiah 40:29, which says He gives power to the faint.
What is the significance of the phrase 'young men stumble and fall' in Isaiah 40:30?
The phrase 'young men stumble and fall' is a reminder that our strength and abilities are limited, and that we all need to rely on God for our strength, as stated in Psalms 121:2, which says 'My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth'
How does Isaiah 40:30 relate to the rest of the chapter, which talks about God's power and strength?
Isaiah 40:30 serves as a reminder of our limitations and weaknesses, which contrasts with God's power and strength, as seen in Isaiah 40:28-29, and sets the stage for the promise in Isaiah 40:31, that those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength
What can we learn from the fact that even the strongest and most energetic among us will eventually grow tired and weary?
We can learn that our strength and energy are not enough to sustain us, and that we need to rely on God's power and strength, as stated in Philippians 4:13, which says 'I can do all this through him who gives me strength'
Reflection Questions
- What are some areas in my life where I am trying to rely on my own strength, rather than God's?
- How can I apply the truth of Isaiah 40:30 to my daily life, and remember to rely on God's power and strength?
- What are some ways that I can 'wait on the Lord' and renew my strength, as promised in Isaiah 40:31?
- How can I use my experiences of tiredness and weariness to point others to the strength and power of God?
- What does it mean for me to 'stumble and fall', and how can I get back up and keep moving forward in my walk with God?
Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 40:30
Even the youths shall faint and be weary,.... Such as are in the prime of their strength, and glory in it, yet through the hand of God upon them, by one disease or another, their strength is weakened
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 40:30
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: The young men (Hebrew, bachuwriym (H970)) - literally, those selected. men picked out on account of their youthful vigour for an enterprise.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Isaiah 40:30
The youngest and strongest men, left to themselves, or without God’ s help, or which do not wait upon God; which is easily understood from the opposition in the following verse.
Trapp's Commentary on Isaiah 40:30
Isaiah 40:30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:Ver. 30. Even the youths shall faint.] All that trust to their own strength shall tire out. Like as the hare, that trusteth to the swiftness of her legs, is at length overtaken and torn in pieces; when the coney, that flieth to the holes in the rocks, doth easily avoid the dogs that pursue her.
Ellicott's Commentary on Isaiah 40:30
(30) Even the youths . . .—The second word implies a nearer approach to manhood than the first, the age when vigour is at its highest point.
Cambridge Bible on Isaiah 40:30
30. Even the youths shall faint …] Better: And though youths faint and are weary and choice young men stumble (the protasis to Isaiah 40:31). Natural strength at its best is exhausted, but—
Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 40:30
Even the youths shall faint - The most vigorous young men, those in whom we expect manly strength, and who are best suited to endure hardy toil. They become weary by labor. Their powers are soon exhausted.
Whedon's Commentary on Isaiah 40:30
30, 31. Youths shall faint — Young men chosen for war or other hard service, even, lose all their vigour. But they that wait upon (or for) the Lord, however weak physically. Shall renew… strength — Become spiritually strong.
Sermons on Isaiah 40:30
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How a Christian Gives Himself Away by Alan Redpath | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the need for a different approach to church programs and gatherings. He highlights the story of Gideon and how God used a small number of men |
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The Supernatural Life by Alan Redpath | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the concept of being set free from the law of sin and death and being placed under the law of the spirit of life in Christ. He emphasizes the |
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Gifts of the Spirit - Part 2 (Rora 2003) by Les Wheeldon | In this sermon, the speaker reflects on the importance of knowing the subject and purpose of one's speech. He then delves into the topic of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, emphasizin |
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Waiting on God by Hans R. Waldvogel | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of preaching the truth, even if it is not what people want to hear. He mentions the biblical truth that it is appointed for m |
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Exercising Yourself Unto Godliness by Hans R. Waldvogel | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of knowing what one is doing in order to succeed in life. He uses the analogy of price fighters who abstain from anything tha |
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We Ourselves Are They Who Are Wretched by Hans R. Waldvogel | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of seeking God's guidance and relying on Him in times of difficulty. He uses the analogy of a ship sailing through treacherou |
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Do Not Faint by Mack Tomlinson | This sermon focuses on the theme of spiritual weariness and fainting, drawing from Isaiah 40:28-31. It emphasizes the reality of weariness in the Christian life, the various challe |