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Human Strength Has a Limit
Commentators explain that Isaiah intentionally uses examples of the most vigorous people—"youths" and "young men" (a term for select, prime warriors)—to make a powerful point. Even the absolute peak of human strength and vitality is finite and will eventually fail. This isn't a critique of youth, but a statement about the universal limitation of all human ability when compared to God's inexhaustible power.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 40:30
18th Century
Theologian
Even the youths shall faint - The most vigorous young men, those in whom we expect manly strength, and who are best suited to endur…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 40:30
19th Century
Bishop
Even the youths ... —The second word implies a nearer approach to manhood than the first, the age when vigour is at its h…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 40:29–30
19th Century
Preacher
And to those who have no might he increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 40:30
16th Century
Theologian
The youths are wearied and faint. By this comparison the Prophet illustrates more powerfully what he had formerly said, that the strength …
John Gill
On Isaiah 40:30
17th Century
Pastor
Even the youths shall faint and be weary
Such as are in the prime of their strength, and glory in it, yet through th…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 40:27–31
17th Century
Minister
The people of God are reproved for their unbelief and distrust of God. Let them remember they took the names Jacob and Israel from one who found Go…