Isaiah 40:6

The voice of one saying, Cry; and I said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.

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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 shall appear, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God: for the Lord has spoken it.

7The grass withers, and the flower fades:

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Cross References

Psalms 90:5Thou shalt not be afraid of terror by night; 1 Nor of the arrow flying by day; 1

Psalms 103:15And wine makes glad the heart of man, 1 To make his face cheerful with oil: 1 And bread strengthens man’s heart. 1

Isaiah 12:6Exalt and rejoice, ye that dwell in Zion: for the Holy One of Israel is exalted in the midst of her.

Isaiah 40:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight the paths of our God.

Isaiah 58:1Cry aloud, and spare not; lift up thy voice as with a trumpet, and declare to my people their sins, and to the house of Jacob their iniquities.

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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