Isaiah 40:6

The voice of one saying, “Cry out!” And I said, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.

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In The King James Version

The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

In Context

5And the glory of the Lord will be revealed. And all flesh together will see that the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

7The grass has dried up, and the flower has fallen. For the Spirit of the Lord has blown over it. Truly, the people are like grass.

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Cross References

Psalms 90:5His truth will surround you with a shield. You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night,

Psalms 103:15and wine, in order to cheer the heart of man. Then he may gladden his face with oil, and bread will confirm the heart of man.

Isaiah 12:6Exult and give praise, O habitation of Zion! For the Great One, the Holy One of Israel, is in your midst!”

Isaiah 40:3The voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight the paths of our God, in a solitary place.

Isaiah 58:1Cry out! Cease not! Exalt your voice like a trumpet, and announce to my people their wicked acts, and to the house of Jacob their sins.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:4-9

Evangelical Predictions. ( b. c. 708.) 3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord , make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is… Read the whole commentary →

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