Isaiah 40:6

The voice of one saying, “Cry!” 2 One said, “What shall I cry?” 1 “All flesh is like grass, 2 and all its chesed ·loving-kindness· is like the flower of the field. 1

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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

5Adonai’s kavod ·weighty glory· shall be revealed, 2 and all flesh shall see it + 40:5. (3-5) Quoted in Luke 3:4-6 together; 2 for the mouth of Adonai has spoken it.” 1

7The grass withers, 2 the flower fades, + 40:7. (6-7) Quoted in James 1:10 2 because Adonai’s breath blows on it. 2 Surely the people are like grass. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 90:5You sweep them away as they sleep. 2 In the morning they sprout like new grass. 1

Psalms 92:7though the wicked spring up as the grass, 2 and all those who practice vain striving of iniquity flourish, 2 they will be destroyed forever. 1

Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass. 2 As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. 1

Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking]; for haKadosh Isra'el [the Holy One of God prevails] is great among you!”

Isaiah 40:3+ 40:3 (context 40:3-5) MP: A messenger is sent by God to comfort Israel by announcing and preparing a way for the Messiah. (See also Mal 3:1). (Matt 3:1-5; Mark 1:4; John 1:22-23) The voice of one who calls out, 2 + 40:3. MP: Messiah has the titles of Yahweh and God associated with him (similar to the Angel of Yahweh in Ex 23:20-21). (See also Index of The Angel of Yahweh). (John 1:14) “Prepare the way of Adonai in the wilderness! 2 + 40:3 c MP: Messiah is associated with God. God is associated with Messiah. (Mark 1:3-4) Make a level highway in the desert for + 40:3. Quoted in Matt 3:3; Mark 1:2-3; Luke 1:76 our God. 1

Isaiah 58:1“Cry aloud, don’t spare. 2 Lift up your voice like a shofar ·ram horn·. 1 Declare to my people their rebellious breach of relationship, 2 and to the house of Jacob [Supplanter] their habitual sins ·missing the marks·. 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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