Isaiah 40:7
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40:7The grass dries up,
the flowers wither,
when the wind sent by the Lord15 blows on them.
Surely humanity16 is like grass.
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- 15 The Hebrew text has רוּחַ יְהוָה (ruakh yehvah), which in this context probably does not refer to the Lord’s personal Spirit. The phrase is better translated “the breath of the Lord,” or “the wind of [i.e., sent by] the Lord.” The Lord’s sovereign control over nature, including the hot desert winds that dry up vegetation, is in view here (cf. Ps 147:18; Isa 59:19).
- 16 Heb “the people” (so , , , , , ).
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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.
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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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The grass withers, the flowers fade
when the breath of the Lord blows on them;
indeed, the people are grass.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The grass withers and the flowers fade
beneath the breath of the Lord.
And so it is with people.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Grass withers; the flower withers
when the breath of Yahweh blows on it.
Surely the people are grass.
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.
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