Translations
Modern
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
Traditional
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Literal
Even youths will faint and grow weary, and young men will stumble and fall;
Latin
Deficient pueri, et laborabunt, et juvenes in infirmitate cadent;
Original
Hebrew
English
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
Notes
This chapter introduces chapters 40–66. In this section, comfort means the result of God's merciful actions toward people in the future. It includes encouragement, strength, and acceptance.
God wants to rescue his people (Isaiah 40:1–11) and is fully capable of doing so (40:12–26). The exiles needed to trust God's promises and wait for their rescue (Isaiah 40:27–31; see also 30:15–18).
Theme notes and profiles
Isaiah God’s Inscrutable Purposes in History God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah Trusting God in Isaiah
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC
Parallels
Glossary
Book of Baruch Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature Ransom
Topics
Athlete God: Incomprehensible Helping Those Who Hurt Moving On Power: Spiritual Select Readings: The Omnipotence and Incomparableness of God Teenagers Weariness