6The voice of one saying, |Cry!| One said, |What shall I cry?| |All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.


In Context

3 The voice of one who calls out, |Prepare the way of Yahweh in the wilderness! Make a level highway in the desert for our God.

4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain.

5 The glory of Yahweh shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.|

6 The voice of one saying, |Cry!| One said, |What shall I cry?| |All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.

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

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

Isaiah 40:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:6The 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

40:6A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

40:6The voice of one, saying: Cry. And I said: What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory thereof as the flower of the held.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

40:6The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:6A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the comeliness thereof as the flower of the field.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

40:6The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:6The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all its goodliness is as the flower of the field:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

40:6A voice is saying, 'Call,' And he said, 'What do I call?' All flesh is grass, and all its goodliness is As a flower of the field:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:6The 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: