Isaiah 40:7–8
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7*Grass withers and flowers fade,
when the Lord sends the wind blowing over them.
People are no more enduring than grass.
8*Yes, grass withers and flowers fade,
but the word of our God endures for ever.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The grass withers, the flower fades
when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
surely the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
because the breath of the Lord blows on them.
Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God endures forever.”
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
The grass withers, the flowers fade
when the breath of the Lord blows on them;
indeed, the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flowers fade,
but the word of our God remains forever.”
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
The grass withers and the flowers fade
beneath the breath of the Lord.
And so it is with people.
The grass withers and the flowers fade,
but the word of our God stands forever.”
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Grass withers; the flower withers
when the breath of Yahweh blows on it.
Surely the people are grass.
Grass withers; the flower withers,
but the word of our God will stand forever.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
Because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it:
Surely the people is grass.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
But the word of our God shall stand for ever.
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