But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered.

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12 (A)The vine has dried up,
And the fig tree has withered;
The pomegranate tree,
The palm tree also,
And the apple tree—
All the trees of the field are withered;
Surely (B)joy has withered away from the sons of men.

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The voice said, “Cry out!”
And [a]he said, “What shall I cry?”

(A)“All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
But (B)the word of our God stands forever.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:6 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Vg. I

10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.

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You carry them away like a flood;
(A)They are like a sleep.
In the morning (B)they are like grass which grows up:
In the morning it flourishes and grows up;
In the evening it is cut down and withers.

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Now in my prosperity I said,
“I shall never be [a]moved.”
Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
(A)You hid Your face, and I was troubled.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:6 shaken

21 And he said:

(A)“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked shall I return there.
The Lord (B)gave, and the Lord has (C)taken away;
(D)Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

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