Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 40:30 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Isaiah 40:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 40 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:”
Isaiah 40:30 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 40:30
This verse describes universal human frailty—even the young and strong eventually fail. 'Youths' (near) speak of those in their prime, and 'young men' (bachurim) refers to elite warriors and choice young men. Yet even these will 'faint and be weary' (yaeph) and 'utterly fall' (kashal kashal—emphatic repetition meaning complete collapse). This sets up the stunning contrast with verse 31: human strength, no matter how impressive, proves inadequate and temporary, but God-given strength never fails. The universal reality of human limitation drives us to seek divine enablement.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 40:30
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“Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift”
“and suffer hunger”
“There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.”
“neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evil-doer”
“Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.”
“and saw under the sun”
“you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath. Selah.,Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah., הִנֵּה טְפָחוֹת נָתַתָּה יָמַי וְחֶלְדִּי כְאַיִן נֶגְדֶּךָ אַךְ כָּל־הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם נִצָּב סֶלָה׃ ,Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; And mine age is as nothing before Thee; Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah,38:6 ἰδοὺ παλαιστὰς ἔθου τὰς ἡμέρας μου καὶ ἡ ὑπόστασίς μου ὡσεὶ οὐθὲν ἐνώπιόν σου πλὴν τὰ σύμπαντα ματαιότης πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ζῶν διάψαλμα,38:5 Behold, thou hast made my days old; and my existence is as nothing before thee: nay, every man living is altogether vanity. Pause.,,,,”
“and on the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be taken”