Isaiah 40:6-8
English Standard Version
The Word of God Stands Forever
6 A voice says, “Cry!”
And I said,[a] “What shall I cry?”
(A)All flesh is grass,
and all its beauty[b] is like the flower of the field.
7 The grass withers, the flower fades
when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
surely the people are grass.
8 (B)The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:6 Revocalization based on Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Vulgate; Masoretic Text And someone says
- Isaiah 40:6 Or all its constancy
Isaiah 40:6-8
International Standard Version
The Word of God Endures Forever
6 A voice says, “Cry out!”
So I[a] asked, “What am I to cry out?”
“All humanity is grass,
and all its loyalty[b] is like the flowers of the field.
7 Grass withers and flowers fade away
when the Lord’s breath blows on them;
surely the people are like grass.[c]
8 Grass withers and flowers fade away,
when the Lord’s breath blows on them,
but the word of[d] our God will stand forever.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:6 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads he
- Isaiah 40:6 Or glory
- Isaiah 40:7 So MT; 1QIsaa LXX lack this v.
- Isaiah 40:8 So MT LXX; 1QIsaa lacks the word of
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