Isaiah 40:30

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Even youths get tired and weary; even strong young men clumsily stumble.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 33:16 : 16 No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.
  • Isa 13:18 : 18 Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person’s offspring, they will not look with pity on children.
  • Amos 2:14 : 14 Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 Wisdom Cannot Protect against Seemingly Chance Events Again, I observed this on the earth: the race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge– for time and chance may overcome them all.
  • Isa 9:17 : 17 So the Lord was not pleased with their young men, he took no pity on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless and did wicked things, every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
  • Ps 34:10 : 10 Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
  • Ps 39:5 : 5 Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.(Selah)
  • Jer 6:11 : 11 I am as full of anger as you are, LORD, I am tired of trying to hold it in.”The LORD answered,“Vent it, then, on the children who play in the street and on the young men who are gathered together. Husbands and wives are to be included, as well as the old and those who are advanced in years.
  • Jer 9:21 : 21 ‘Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered into our fortified houses. It has taken away our children who play in the streets. It has taken away our young men who gather in the city squares.’

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