Isaiah 40:7

The khatzir (grass) withereth, 1 the tzitz (flower, blossom) falleth; 1 because the Ruach of Hashem bloweth upon it; 1 surely the people is khatzir (grass). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

6The voice said, Preach. 1 And he said, What shall I preach? 1 All basar is khatzir (grass), 1 and all the chesed (constancy) thereof is as the tzitz (flower, blossom) of the sadeh; 1

8The khatzir withereth, 1 the tzitz falleth; 1 but the Devar Eloheinu shall stand forever. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 90:5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; 1 they are as a sheinah (sleep); 1 in the boker they are like khatzir (grass) which withereth. 1

Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am He that comforteth you. 1 Who art thou, that thou shouldest fear enosh that shall die, 1 and ben adam which shall be made as khatzir (grass); 1

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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