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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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: We sometimes wish that we were as young as some, and that we had all their overflowing spirit — all the effervescence of their juvenile ardor. Ah, well! we need not wish for it, for mere mortal power shall droop...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Even the youths shall faint and be weary,.... Such as are in the prime of their strength, and glory in it, yet through the hand of God upon them, by one disease or another, their strength is weakened in the way; or they meet with that which they are not equal to, and sink under, and are discouraged, and obliged to desist. Some think the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Even the youths— With all their vigor: “Even the youths”— Isa_40:30. Shall faint and be weary, and the young men— Though more confirmed in strength: “the young men”—
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; That is their first mode of progression, in which, perhaps, there is more flight than is good for them: “They shall mount up with wings as eagles;”—
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But they that wait upon the Lord,.... As children on their parents, to do them honour, to obey their commands, and receive food and blessings from them; as servants on their masters, to know their pleasure, do their work, and have their wages; as clients on their patrons, to have advice of them, put their cause into their hands, and know how it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall run, and not be weary; That is an improvement upon the flying; but they shall still further improve their pace, for running is not the best pace at which a man can go. Enoch did not run with God, but he walked with him; and so, as we grow in grace, we shall advance, from flying to running, and from running to walking. This is the wise,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; That is very much when they begin. They are all for flying; and God gives them a glorious flight, land they are so happy and so delighted. But they will do better than that. Isa_40:31. They shall run, and not be weary; Is that better than flying?...