World English Bible
Isaiah 40:8
“The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.”
Verse in context — Isaiah 40
The voice of one saying, "Cry!" One said, "What shall I cry?" "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades, because Yahweh's breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.
The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.
You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength. Lift it up. Don't be afraid. Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold, your God!
Behold, the Lord Yahweh will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
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