Isaiah Chapter 40 verse 7 Holy Bible
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.
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The grass becomes dry, the flower is dead; because the breath of the Lord goes over it: truly the people is grass.
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The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
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The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
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The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of Yahweh blows on it; surely the people is grass.
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Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people `is' grass;
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Isaiah 40 : 7 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - The flower fadeth: because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it. When the hot winds, which God sends, blow in spring-time, the flowers fade; when a destroying breath from him (see Isaiah 30:33) passes over the generations of men, they perish. Surely the people is grass. Either a mere repetition of "all flesh is grass" (ver. 6) with an asseveration, or an intimation that "the people" of Israel is not exempt from the lot of mankind in general, but shares it.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) The spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it.--Better, the breath, or the wind of Jehovah, as we are still in the region of the parable, and the agency is destructive, and not quickening. A "wind of Jehovah" would be a mighty storm-blast, tearing up the grass and hurling it to destruction. The image of the fading flower reminds us of the well-known Homeric simile, "As are the generations of leaves, so are those of men." (Comp. Psalm 103:15-16.)The word of our God . . .--Primarily the prophetic word revealing the will of God, but including all manifestations of His being (Psalm 119:41; Psalm 119:65; Psalm 119:89; John 1:1). . . .
