King James Version
Isaiah 40:30 in the King James Version says “Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:”
Isaiah 40:30 · KJV
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
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. renew: Heb. change
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Even the youths”
H5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
“fall”
H3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
“fall”
H3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
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