Isaiah 40:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.”
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“The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people <FI>is<Fi> grass;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 40:7 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 41:21His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.
- Psalms 90:5You whisk them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—
- Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;
- Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
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