Isaiah

Isaiah 40:8

⁸The grass withers and the flowers fall,

but the word of our God stands forever.”^e

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The grass	חָצִ֖יר	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage
withers	יָבֵ֥שׁ	yā·ḇêš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
the flowers	צִ֑יץ	ṣîṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6731 blossom, flower.
fall	נָ֣בֵֽל	nā·ḇêl	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5034 be senseless, foolish
but the word	וּדְבַר־	ū·ḏə·ḇar-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of our God	אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
stands	יָק֥וּם	yā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
forever	לְעוֹלָֽם׃ס	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.