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Isaiah

“They who hope in the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not grow faint.”
 –  Isaiah 40:31

Isaiah (8th century BCE), the greatest visionary-prophet of ancient Israel, who provided spiritual guidance to four succeeding kings over a period of sixty-four years.

He is the attributed author of one of the Old Testament books which bears his name. His Hebrew name Yesha'yahu means "YHWH is salvation".

 

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