7Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people is grass;


In Context

4 Every valley is raised up, And every mountain and hill become low, And the crooked place hath become a plain, And the entangled places a valley.

5 And revealed hath been the honour of Jehovah, And seen it have all flesh together, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

6 A 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:

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

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

9 On a high mountain get thee up, O Zion, Proclaiming tidings, Lift up with power thy voice, O Jerusalem, proclaiming tidings, Lift up, fear not, say to cities of Judah, 'Lo, your God.'

Isaiah 40:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

40:7The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

40:7The grass is withered, and the dower is fallen, because the spirit of the Lord hath blown upon it. Indeed the people is grass:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

40:7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

40:7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the breath of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:7The grass withers, the flower fades, because Yahweh's breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:7The grass wither, the flower fades: because the spirit of the LORD blows on it: surely the people is grass.