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!” Another asks, “What should I cry out?” The first voice responds: “All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field. 7The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the Lord blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass. The grass dries up, the flowers wither, but the decree of our God is forever reliable.” 9Go up on a high mountain, O herald Zion! Shout out loudly, O herald Jerusalem! Shout, don’t be afraid! Say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!” 10Look, the sovereign Lord comes as a victorious warrior; his military power establishes his rule. Look, his reward is with him; his prize goes before him.

Isaiah 40:8 word by word

יָבֵ֥שׁ חָצִ֖יר נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֑יץ וּדְבַר־אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יָק֥וּם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The grassחָצִירchâtsîyr · grassH2682
• witherethיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
• the flowerצִיץtsîyts tsits · flowerH6731
• fadethנָבֵלnâbêl · to witherH5034
• but the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• shall standקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for Isaiah 40:8

• Isaiah 46:10who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says, ‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’
• Isaiah 55:10The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.
• Psalms 119:89O Lord, your instructions endure; they stand secure in heaven.
• Zechariah 1:6But have my words and statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, not outlived your fathers? Then they paid attention and confessed, ‘The Lord who rules over all has indeed done what he said he would do to us, because of our sinful ways.’”
• Matthew 5:18I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.
• 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 those people to whom the word of God came were called ‘gods’ (and the scripture cannot be broken),
• John 12:34Then the crowd responded, “We have heard from the law that the Christ will remain forever. How can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
• Romans 3:1Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, 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

Topics related to Isaiah 40:8

• Church
• Gentiles
• Gospel
• Quotations and Allusions
• Readings, Select
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Bosom
• Carry
• Cry
• Feed
• Renew
• Word, The
• Fade
• Faithful; Faithfulness

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