Isaiah

Isaiah 40:7–8

7The grass withers and the flowers fall

when the breath of the LORD blows on them;

indeed, the people are grass.

8The grass withers and the flowers fall,

but the word of our God stands forever.”e

Footnotes

  • e 40:8 Cited in 1 Peter 1:24–25|1PE 1:24-25

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Isaiah 40:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The grassחָצִיר֙ḥā·ṣîrNoun - masculine singularH2682 green grass, herbage
withersיָבֵ֤שׁyā·ḇêšVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3001 be dry, dried up, withered
the flowersצִ֔יץṣîṣNoun - masculine singularH6731 blossom, flower.
fallנָ֣בֵֽלnā·ḇêlVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5034 be senseless, foolish
whenכִּ֛יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the breathר֥וּחַrū·aḥNoun - common singular constructH7307 breath, wind, spirit
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
blowsנָ֣שְׁבָהnā·šə·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH5380 blow
on themבּ֑וֹbōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
indeedאָכֵ֥ן’ā·ḵênAdverbH403 surely, truly
the peopleהָעָֽם׃hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
are grassחָצִ֖ירḥā·ṣîrNoun - masculine singularH2682 green grass, herbage

Isaiah 40:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The grassחָצִ֖ירḥā·ṣîrNoun - masculine singularH2682 green grass, herbage
withersיָבֵ֥שׁyā·ḇêšVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3001 be dry, dried up, withered
the flowersצִ֑יץṣîṣNoun - masculine singularH6731 blossom, flower.
fallנָ֣בֵֽלnā·ḇêlVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5034 be senseless, foolish
but the wordוּדְבַר־ū·ḏə·ḇar-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
standsיָק֥וּםyā·qūmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃סlə·‘ō·w·lāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

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Isaiah 40:7 Job 41:21

Isaiah 40:8 Mark 13:31 · Matthew 24:35 · 1 Peter 1:25 · Psalm 119:89–91 · Matthew 5:18 · Isaiah 55:10–11 · Isaiah 46:10–11 · John 10:35 · Isaiah 59:21 · John 12:34 · Zechariah 1:6 · Romans 3:1–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.