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נתֵן לַיָּעֵף כּחַ וּלְאֵין אוֹנִים עָצְמָה יַרְבֶּה
no-ten la-ya-eif ko-ach, ul-ein o-nim otz-mah yar-beh
"He gives power (ko'ach) to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength"
(Isa. 40:29)
Note that the word translated "strength" in this verse (otzmah) comes from the same root for "bones" (עֲצָמוֹת). This alludes to the vision of the "dry bones" being clothed with life at the time of resurrection. "Thus says the Lord God to these bones: 'Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live'" (Ezek. 37:5). If God has the power to give life to dessicated bones, surely his resurrection power can "quicken us" through the life of our beloved Savior Yeshua who said, "You will receive power (i.e., koach: כּחַ) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses" (Acts 1:7). Therefore we can recite the Hebrew blessing, בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה אֳלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַנוֹתֵן לַיָּעֵף כּח, "Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe, who gives strength to the weary." We find real everlasting strength in our Comforter, the One who gives us life...
Yashar Ko'ach b'Yeshua, chaverim!
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