Isaiah 40:8
6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
7 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.
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
- KJV
- The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
- WEB
- The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.”
- ASV
- The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.
- DARBY
- The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God abideth for ever.
- BLB
- The grass withers, the flower fades, and the word of our God stands forever.”
- ÅB
- Gresset blir tørt, blomsten visner; men vår Guds ord står fast til evig tid.
- OTB
- Gresset visner og blomstene falmer, men vår Guds ord varer evig.
- B1930
- Gresset blir tørt, blomsten visner; men vår Guds ord står fast til evig tid.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Read in contextMatthew 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Read in context1 Peter 1:25
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
Read in contextPsalms 119:89–91
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
Read in contextMatthew 5:18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Read in contextIsaiah 55:10–11
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
Read in contextIsaiah 46:10–11
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Read in contextJohn 10:35
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
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