Isaiah 40:6-8

Amplified Bible

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A voice says, “Call out [prophesy].”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”
[The voice answered:] All humanity is [as frail as] grass, and all that makes it attractive [its charm, its loveliness] is [momentary] like the flower of the field.
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The grass withers, the flower fades,
When the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Most certainly [all] the people are [like] grass.
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The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.^(A)

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Isaiah 40:6-8

New American Standard Bible

⁶A voice says, “Call out.”
Then ^[a]he answered, “What shall I call out?”
^(A)All flesh is grass, and all its ^[b]loveliness is like the flower of the field.
⁷The ^(B)grass withers, the flower fades,
^[c]When the ^(C)breath of the Lord blows upon it;
The people are indeed grass!
⁸The grass withers, the flower fades,
But ^(D)the word of our God stands forever.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 40:6 Another reading is I said
Isaiah 40:6 Or constancy
Isaiah 40:7 Or Because

Isaiah 40:6-8

New International Version

⁶A voice says, “Cry out.”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”

“All people are like grass,^(A)
    and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
⁷The grass withers^(B) and the flowers fall,
    because the breath^(C) of the Lord blows^(D) on them.
    Surely the people are grass.
⁸The grass withers and the flowers^(E) fall,
    but the word^(F) of our God endures^(G) forever.^(H)”