Isaiah 40:7 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Grass dries up, and flowers wither when the LORD's breath blows on them. Yes, people are like grass.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

ASV:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.

BBE:

The grass becomes dry, the flower is dead; because the breath of the Lord goes over it: truly the people is grass.

DBY:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

ERV:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the breath of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

JPS:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the breath of the LORD bloweth upon it--surely the people is grass.

WBS:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

WEB:

The grass withers, the flower fades, because Yahweh's breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.

YLT:

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people is grass;

Isaiah 40:7 Cross References

XREF:

Job 4:9 "By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of His anger they come to an end.

Job 41:21 "His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.

Psalm 90:5 You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew.

Psalm 90:6 In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades and withers away.

Isaiah 11:4 But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.

Isaiah 40:24 Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble.

James 1:10 and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.

James 1:11 For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

40:7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the {l} breath of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass.
(l) The spirit of God will discover the vanity in all that seems to have any excellency of themselves.

MHC:

40:1-11 All human life is a warfare; the Christian life is the most so; but the struggle will not last always. Troubles are removed in love, when sin is pardoned. In the great atonement of the death of Christ, the mercy of God is exercised to the glory of his justice. In Christ, and his sufferings, true penitents receive of the Lord's hand double for all their sins; for the satisfaction Christ made by his death was of infinite value. The prophet had some reference to the return of the Jews from Babylon. But this is a small event, compared with that pointed out by the Holy Ghost in the New Testament, when John the Baptist proclaimed the approach of Christ. When eastern princes marched through desert countries, ways were prepared for them, and hinderances removed. And may the Lord prepare our hearts by the teaching of his word and the convictions of his Spirit, that high and proud thoughts may be brought down, good desires planted, crooked and rugged tempers made straight and softened, and every hinderance removed, that we may be ready for his will on earth, and prepared for his heavenly kingdom. What are all that belongs to fallen man, or all that he does, but as the grass and the flower thereof! And what will all the titles and possessions of a dying sinner avail, when they leave him under condemnation! The word of the Lord can do that for us, which all flesh cannot. The glad tidings of the coming of Christ were to be sent forth to the ends of the earth. Satan is the strong man armed; but our Lord Jesus is stronger; and he shall proceed, and do all that he purposes. Christ is the good Shepherd; he shows tender care for young converts, weak believers, and those of a sorrowful spirit. By his word he requires no more service, and by his providence he inflicts no more trouble, than he will strengthen them for. May we know our Shepherd's voice, and follow him, proving ourselves his sheep.

CONC:

Becomes Blew Bloweth Blows Breath Dead Dry Faded Fades Fadeth Fall Flower Flowers Goes Grass Spirit Surely Truly Withered Withereth Withers

Blew Bloweth Blows Breath Dead Dry Faded Fades Fadeth Fall Flower Flowers Goes Grass Spirit Surely Withered Withereth Withers

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