Isaiah 40:6-8
New American Standard Bible
6 A 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.
7 The (B)grass withers, the flower fades,
[c]When the (C)breath of the Lord blows upon it;
The people are indeed grass!
8 The grass withers, the flower fades,
But (D)the word of our God stands forever.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:6 Another reading is I said
- Isaiah 40:6 Or constancy
- Isaiah 40:7 Or Because
Isaiah 40:6-8
Common English Bible
6 A voice was saying:
“Call out!”
And another[a] said,
“What should I call out?”
All flesh is grass;
all its loyalty is like the flowers of the field.
7 The grass dries up
and the flower withers
when the Lord’s breath blows on it.
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass dries up;
the flower withers,
but our God’s word will exist forever.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:6 MT; DSS (1QIsaa), LXX I
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