Isaiah 40:7
Isaiah 40:7 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 The grass withers and the flowers fall,
because the breath of the Lord blows on them.
Surely the people are grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — English Standard Version (ESV)
7 The grass withers, the flower fades
when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
surely the people are grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
Because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it:
Surely the people is grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 The grass withers and the flowers fade
beneath the breath of the Lord.
And so it is with people.
Isaiah 40:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 The grass dies and the flowers fall
when the breath of the Lord blows on them.
Surely the people are like grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 Grass dries up,
and flowers wither when the Lord’s breath blows on them.
Yes, people are like grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 The grass withers, the flowers fade
when the breath of the Lord blows on them;
indeed, the people are grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 The grass withers, the flower fades,
when the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
surely the people are grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground.
That happens when the Lord makes his wind blow on them.
So people are just like grass.
Isaiah 40:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 The grass withers, the flower fades,
When the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.