Isaiah 40:8 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Grass dries up, and flowers wither, but the word of our God will last forever."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

ASV:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.

BBE:

The grass is dry, the flower is dead; but the word of our God is eternal.

DBY:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God abideth for ever.

ERV:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

JPS:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever.'

WBS:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall shall stand forever.

WEB:

The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever."

YLT:

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

Isaiah 40:8 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 55:11 So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

Isaiah 59:21 "As for Me, this is My covenant with them," says the LORD: "My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring's offspring," says the LORD, "from now and forever."

Matthew 5:18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the {m} word of our God shall stand for ever.
(m) Though considering the frailty of man's nature many of the Jews would perish, and so not be partakers of this deliverance, yet God's promise would be fulfilled, and they who remained, would feel the fruit of it.

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:

Abideth Dead Dry Eternal Faded Fades Fadeth Fall Flower Flowers Forever Grass Riseth Stand Stands Withered Withereth Withers

Abideth Dead Dry Eternal Faded Fades Fadeth Fall Flower Flowers Forever Grass Riseth Stand Stands Withered Withereth Withers Word

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