Isaiah 40:31

Isaiah 40:31

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; they shall walk, and not faint.

a. ASV: But they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

b. YLT: But those expecting Jehovah pass to power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

c. Classic Amplified: But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.

d. Septuagint: But they that wait on God shall renew [their] strength; they shall put forth new feathers like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not hunger.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: But those whose hope is in HASHEM will have renewed strength; they will grow wings like eagles; they will run and not grow tired, they will walk and not grow weary.

1.”They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength…”

a. [They that] wait [Strong: 6960 qâvâh, kaw-vaw'; a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect:—gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).]

b. [upon the] LORD [Strong: 3068 Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord.]

c. [shall] renew [Strong: 2498 châlaph, khaw-laf'; a primitive root; properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change:—abolish, alter, change, cut off, go on forward, grow up, be over, pass (away, on, through), renew, sprout, strike through.]

d. [their] strength [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.]

1). They that bind themselves together with the Lord shall renew their strength.

2. “…they shall mount up with wings as eagles;”

a. [they shall] mount up [Strong: 5927 ʻâlâh, aw-law'; a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative:—arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, × mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.]

b. [with] wings [Strong: 83 ʼêber, ay-ber'; from H82; a pinion:—(long-) wing(-ed).]

c. [as] eagles [Strong: 5404 nesher, neh'-sher; from an unused root meaning to lacerate; the eagle (or other large bird of prey):—eagle.]

1). Being given eagles wings is symbolic of receiving help from God.

a). Exodus 19:4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.

b). Revelation 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, shere she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

c). Job 39:27, 28 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

39:28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

2). Mounting up at the command of God. Dwelling and abiding on the rock, Christ, and revelation knowledge, (Matthew 16:13-19; Matthew 7:24, 25.)

3. “…they shall run, and not be weary…”

a. [they shall] run [Strong: 7323 rûwts, roots; a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush):—break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.]

b. [and] not [Strong: 3808 lo' lo or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.]

c. [be] weary [Strong: 3021 yâgaʻ, yaw-gah'; a primitive root; properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil:—faint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.

1). An incident occurred after the great confrontation with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel in 1 Kings 18. Ahab rode either on horseback or chariot approximately 27 miles to Jezreel. Elijah ran the distance on foot and beat him there.

a). 1 Kings 18:45, 46 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

18:46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

2). In Jeremiah the LORD asks the rhetorical question about supernatural strength compared to natural.

a). Jeremiah 12:5 “If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?”

b). The only way to run and not be weary is to be obedient to what Scripture says about running.

3). Run to win.

a). 1 Corinthians 9:24 Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run that ye may obtain.

4). Run abiding in Jesus

a). Hebrews 12:1, 2 “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

5). Pray in the Spirit.

a). Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we shall pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered.

b). helpeth [sunantilambanomai; sun-together with; anti-against; lambano-take hold of;] to take hold against together with. [D.C.: To take hold together with the Holy Ghost against my infirmities, my weaknesses.]

c). infirmities [769 * astheneia] [Zodhiates: Weakness, sickness. In the N.T. this word,[is one of]the most common expressions for illness and [is] used in the comprehensive sense of the whole man.  [D.C.: This could refer to physical weariness or spiritual weariness.] [Zodhiates: However, it can refer to a special form of bodily weakness, figuratively, impotence or weakness, Romans 8:11.] 

6). “…for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered.”

a). Not always knowing how to pray in the perfect will of God is an infirmity that we have. The Holy Ghost will take hold with us against our weaknesses, in what ever they are, here, in particular, not knowing the will of God in prayer. As we pray in tongues it is the Holy Ghost making intercession for us and through us with groaning which cannot be uttered by us. When we are praying in the Spirit, it is the Holy Ghost giving the utterance.