New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 40:6-8

6A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963saysאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559, “Callקְרָ֔אke.Ra'H7121out.” Thenhe answeredוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall I callאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121out?”Allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320is grassחָצִ֔ירcha.TzirH2682,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605itslovelinessחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617is like the flowerכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

7Thegrassחָצִיר֙cha.TzirH2682withersיָבֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001,the flowerצִ֔יץTzitzH6731fadesנָ֣בֵֽלNa.velH5034,Whenכִּ֛יkiH3588thebreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068blowsנָ֣שְׁבָהNa.she.vahH5380upon it;Surelyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971are grassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682.

8The grassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682withersיָבֵ֥שׁya.VeshH3001,the flowerצִ֑יץTzitzH6731fadesנָ֣בֵֽלNa.velH5034, Butthe wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430standsיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

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