Isaiah 40:7

The grass wilts and the flower fades when the Lord breathes on them. Yes, the people are grass!

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In The King James Version

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

In Context

6A voice is heard saying, “Shout it out.” I asked, “What shall I shout?” “All human beings are like grass, and all their trustworthiness is like the flowers of the field.

8However, even though the grass wilts and the flower fades, the word of our God will endure forever.”

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Cross References

Psalms 90:5You bring people's lives to a sudden end, like dreams that vanish. They are like grass that grows up in the morning—

Isaiah 51:12It's me, yes, I am the one who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortals who die just like grass?

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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