27 (A)Why do you say, Jacob, and you assert, Israel,
“My way is (B)hidden from the Lord,
And the (C)justice due me [a]escapes the notice of (D)my God”?
28 (E)Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The (F)Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is (G)unsearchable.
29 He gives strength to the (H)weary,
And to the one who lacks might He (I)increases power.
30 Though (J)youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous (K)young men stumble badly,
31 Yet those who [b]wait for the Lord
Will (L)gain new strength;
They will [c](M)mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:27 Lit passes by my God
  2. Isaiah 40:31 Or hope in
  3. Isaiah 40:31 Or sprout wings

The Lord Watches Israel

27 “Jacob, why do you say—
    and Israel, why do you complain—
‘My predicament is hidden from the Lord,
    and my cause is ignored by my God.’?
28 Don’t you know?
    Haven’t you heard?
The Lord is the eternal God,
        the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not grow tired or weary;
    and[a] his understanding cannot be fathomed.
29 He’s the[b] one who gives might to the faint,
    renewing strength for the powerless.
30 Even boys grow tired and weary,
    and young men collapse and fall,
31 but those who keep waiting for the Lord will renew their strength.
    Then[c] they’ll soar on wings like eagles;
they’ll run and not grow weary;
    they’ll walk and not grow tired.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:28 So 1QIsaa LXX; the Heb. lacks and
  2. Isaiah 40:29 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks The
  3. Isaiah 40:31 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack Then