Isaiah

Isaiah 40:6

⁶A voice says, “Cry out!”

And I asked, “What should I cry out?”

“All flesh is like grass,

and all its glory like the flowers of the field.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A voice	ק֚וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
says	אֹמֵ֣ר	’ō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Cry out	קְרָ֔א	qə·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
And I asked	וְאָמַ֖ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מָ֣ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should I cry out	אֶקְרָ֑א	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
flesh	הַבָּשָׂ֣ר	hab·bā·śār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
is like grass	חָצִ֔יר	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its glory	חַסְדּ֖וֹ	ḥas·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
like the flowers	כְּצִ֥יץ	kə·ṣîṣ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6731 blossom, flower.
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.