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Isaiah 40:8
Isaiah 40:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”
Context of Isaiah 40:8
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. 7The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” 9Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” 10Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
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יָבֵ֥שׁ חָצִ֖יר נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֑יץ וּדְבַר־אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יָק֥וּם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
- The grassחָצִירchâtsîyr · grassH2682
- withersיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
- the flowersצִיץtsîyts tsits · flowerH6731
- fallנָבֵלnâbêl · to witherH5034
- but the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- standsקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
- foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
Cross-references for Isaiah 40:8
- Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
- Isaiah 55:10For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
- Psalms 119:89Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
- Zechariah 1:6But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”
- Matthew 5:18For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- Mark 13:31Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- John 10:35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
- John 12:34The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
- Romans 3:1What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
Commentaries on Isaiah 40:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The grass withereth - This is repeated from the former verse for the sake of emphasis, or strong confirmation. But the word of our God - The phrase word of our God,‘ refers either to his promise to be the protector and deliverer of his people in their captivity, or, in general, means that all his promises shall be firm and unchanging. Shall stand for ever - Amidst all revolutions among men, his promise shall be firm. It shall not only live amidst the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8the word of our God stands forever: All of God’s words, including his plans and the written word, will succeed. God might change human expectations, but everything will follow his wise plan (see Isaiah 14:24; 55:8–11; see also Matthew 25:34).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-31The former were local and temporary in their reference. These belong to the distant future, and are world-wide in their interest; the deliverance from Babylon under Cyrus, which he here foretells by prophetic suggestion, carries him on to the greater deliverance under Messiah, the Saviour of Jews and Gentiles in the present eclectic Church, and the restorer of Israel and Head of the world-wide kingdom, literal and spiritual, ultimately. As Assyria was the…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Isaiah 40:8 Cited in 1 Peter 1:24–25 ↩
Commentaries on Isaiah 40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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