Isaiah

Isaiah 40:27–31

²⁷Why do you say, O Jacob,

and why do you assert, O Israel,

“My way is hidden from the LORD,

and my claim is ignored by my God”?

²⁸Do you not know?

Have you not heard?

The LORD is the everlasting God,

the Creator of the ends of the earth.

He will not grow tired or weary;

His understanding is beyond searching out.

²⁹He gives power to the faint

and increases the strength of the weak.

³⁰Even youths grow tired and weary,

and young men stumble and fall.

³¹But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength;

they will mount up with wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not faint.

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Isaiah 40:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you say	תֹאמַר֙	ṯō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
O Jacob	יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and why do you assert	וּתְדַבֵּ֖ר	ū·ṯə·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
My way	דַרְכִּי֙	ḏar·kî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
is hidden	נִסְתְּרָ֤ה	nis·tə·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5641 hide, conceal
from the LORD	מֵֽיְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and my claim	מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י	miš·pā·ṭî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
is ignored	יַעֲבֽוֹר׃	ya·‘ă·ḇō·wr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by my God	וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י	ū·mê·’ĕ·lō·hay	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

Isaiah 40:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you not	הֲל֨וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֜עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
Have you not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
heard	שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ	šā·ma‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
The LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is the everlasting	עוֹלָ֤ם׀	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
God	אֱלֹהֵ֨י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
the Creator	בּוֹרֵא֙	bō·w·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1254 shape, create
of the ends	קְצ֣וֹת	qə·ṣō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H7098 end
of the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
He will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
grow tired	יִיעַ֖ף	yî·‘ap̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3286 be weary, faint
or weary	יִיגָ֑ע	yî·ḡā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3021 toil, grow or be weary
His understanding	לִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃	liṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
is beyond	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
searching out	חֵ֖קֶר	ḥê·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H2714 searching, thing (to be) searched out

Isaiah 40:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He gives	נֹתֵ֥ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
power	כֹּ֑חַ	kō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
to the faint	לַיָּעֵ֖ף	lay·yā·‘êp̄	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H3287 weary, faint
and increases	יַרְבֶּֽה׃	yar·beh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
the strength	עָצְמָ֥ה	‘ā·ṣə·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H6109 might
of the weak	וּלְאֵ֥ין	ū·lə·’ên	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought

Isaiah 40:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even youths	נְעָרִ֖ים	nə·‘ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
grow tired	וְיִֽעֲפ֥וּ	wə·yi·‘ă·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3286 be weary, faint
and weary	וְיִגָ֑עוּ	wə·yi·ḡā·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3021 toil, grow or be weary
and young men	וּבַחוּרִ֖ים	ū·ḇa·ḥū·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H970 young man
stumble	כָּשׁ֥וֹל	kā·šō·wl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
and fall	יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃	yik·kā·šê·lū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter

Isaiah 40:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But those who wait	וְקוֹיֵ֤	wə·qō·w·yê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6960 wait for
upon the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will renew	יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ	ya·ḥă·lî·p̄ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
their strength	כֹ֔חַ	ḵō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
they will mount up	יַעֲל֥וּ	ya·‘ă·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
with wings	אֵ֖בֶר	’ê·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H83 pinions
like eagles	כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים	kan·nə·šā·rîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
they will run	יָר֙וּצוּ֙	yā·rū·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7323 run
and not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
grow weary	יִיגָ֔עוּ	yî·ḡā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3021 toil, grow or be weary
they will walk	יֵלְכ֖וּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
faint	יִיעָֽפוּ׃פ	yî·‘ā·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3286 be weary, faint