Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Wait. OK, what do you want me to do? Wait. So am I to sit and do nothing or am I to wait on you as a waitperson who serves? The meanings of words do change, which is it?

Do you ever get hung up on a word with multiple modern meanings and wonder exactly what was meant at the time of the writing? I think it is a good thing to wonder and ask questions. We don’t have to act like we know it all. We can ask.

“But they that wait” is derived from one Hebrew word, qavah, Strong’s number H6960. If you skip over the usage section and get down to the Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon you will find ancient roots that shed some real light. To twist, bind, hence with a rope.

Now we have something that we can build upon with clarity of meaning, bringing supporting scriptures into play.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Now we see with more clarify the rest of the opening verse in that our strength is not in ourselves but He with whom we have an unbreakable bond. Maybe you already knew that. Perhaps you understand right past wait and did not need to dig deeper into ancient text. Great, but not everyone does and for those who have questions, the Lord has answers.

Are you prepared to answer those questions when asked?