Isaiah 40:23-31 ▼

23 who brings princes to nothing, and makes void the rulers of the earth.

24 No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the earth, than he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest sweeps them away like stubble.

25 |To whom, then, will you compare me, and to whom should I be equal?| asks the Holy One.

26 |Lift your eyes up to heaven and see who created all these— the one who leads out their vast array of stars by number, calling them all by name— because of his great might and his powerful strength — and not one is missing.|

27 |Jacob, why do you say— and Israel, why do you complain— 'My predicament is hidden from the LORD, and my cause is ignored by my God.'?

28 Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The LORD is the eternal God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not grow tired or weary; and his understanding cannot be fathomed.

29 He's the one who gives might to the faint, renewing strength for the powerless.

30 Even boys grow tired and weary, and young men collapse and fall,

31 but those who keep waiting for the LORD will renew their strength. Then they'll soar on wings like eagles; they'll run and not grow weary; they'll walk and not grow tired.|