“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.” — read online, free, in the King James Version.
Read in context: Isaiah chapter 40 (full chapter) · King James Version (public domain)
The promise of renewed strength to those who wait on the LORD — “they shall mount up with wings as eagles”.
Also read in the Tanakh (JPS 1917): Isaiah 40:31 → · Why do two versions of this verse exist?
To wait is to hope and trust patiently. Isaiah promises that those who do will exchange exhaustion for endurance: soaring like eagles, running without weariness, walking without fainting.
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