Isaiah 40:29

Isaiah 40:29

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

a. ASV: He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

b. YLT: He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might.

c. Classic Amplified: He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound].

d. Septuagint: He gives strength to the hungry, and sorrow to them that are not suffering.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: He gives strength to the weary, and grants abundant might to the powerless.

1.”He giveth power to the faint…”

a. [He] giveth [Strong: 5414  nâthan, naw-than'; a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.):—add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, × avenge, × be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, × doubtless, × without fail, fasten, frame, × get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), × have, × indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), lie, lift up, make, O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, × pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), sing, slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, × surely, × take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, weep, willingly, withdraw, would (to) God, yield.]

b. power [Strong: 3581 kôach, ko'-akh; or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ kôwach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard:—ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.]

c. [to the] faint [Strong: 3287 yâʻêph, yaw-afe'; from H3286; fatigued; figuratively, exhausted:—faint, weary.]

1). The figurative meaning points to the power of the Holy Ghost.

a). Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

2). After we receive the Holy Ghost, the means and capacity to receive all that God ordained in the “promise of the Holy Ghost”, mentioned in Acts 2:33 & 39, has been given to us.

2. “…and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”

a. [and to those that have] no [Strong: 369  'ayin ah'-yin as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle:--else, except, fail, (father-)less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without.]

b. might [Strong: 202 ʼôwn, one; probably from the same as H205 (in the sense of effort, but successful); ability, power, (figuratively) wealth:—force, goods, might, strength, substance.]

c. [he] increaseth [Strong: 7235 râbâh, raw-baw'; a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect):—(bring in) abundance (× -antly), archer (by mistake for H7232), be in authority, bring up, × continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, × -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), × process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.]

d. strength [Strong: 6109 ʻotsmâh, ots-maw'; feminine of H6108; powerfulness; by extension, numerousness:—abundance, strength.]