25 Long ago you established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.(A)
26 They will perish, but you will endure;
all of them will wear out like clothing.
You will change them like a garment,
and they will pass away.(B)
27 But you are the same,
and your years will never end.(C)

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25 In the beginning(A) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens(B) are the work of your hands.(C)
26 They will perish,(D) but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
    and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,(E)
    and your years will never end.(F)

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A voice was saying, “Cry out!”
Another said,[a] “What should I cry out?”
“All humanity is grass,(A)
and all its goodness is like the flower of the field.(B)
The grass withers, the flowers fade
when the breath[b] of the Lord blows on them;[c]
indeed, the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flowers fade,(C)
but the word of our God remains forever.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 40:6 DSS, LXX, Vg read I said
  2. 40:7 Or wind, or Spirit
  3. 40:7 Lit it

A 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.
The grass withers(B) and the flowers fall,
    because the breath(C) of the Lord blows(D) on them.
    Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers and the flowers(E) fall,
    but the word(F) of our God endures(G) forever.(H)

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Look up to the heavens,
and look at the earth beneath;
for the heavens will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment,
and its inhabitants will die like gnats.[a](A)
But my salvation will last forever,(B)
and my righteousness will never be shattered.

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Footnotes

  1. 51:6 Or die in like manner

Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
    look at the earth beneath;
the heavens will vanish like smoke,(A)
    the earth will wear out like a garment(B)
    and its inhabitants die like flies.
But my salvation(C) will last forever,(D)
    my righteousness will never fail.(E)

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18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter[a] or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished.

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  1. 5:18 Or not one iota; iota is the smallest letter of the Gk alphabet.

18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.(A)

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17 But it is easier(A) for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the law to drop out.

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17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.(A)

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