24. They are barely planted, barely sown,their stem hardly takes root in the groundwhen He blows on them and they wither,and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.
25. “Who will you compare Me to, or who is My equal? ” asks the Holy One.
26. Look up and see:who created these?He brings out the starry host by number;He calls all of them by name. Because of His great power and strength,not one of them is missing.
27. Jacob, why do you say,and Israel, why do you assert:“My way is hidden from the Lord,and my claim is ignored by my God”?
28. Do you not know?Have you not heard?Yahweh is the everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth.He never grows faint or weary;there is no limit to His understanding.
29. He gives strength to the wearyand strengthens the powerless.
30. Youths may faint and grow weary,and young men stumble and fall,
31. but those who trust in the Lordwill renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary;they will walk and not faint.