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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.”

Context of Isaiah 40:8

6A voice says, “Cry out.” And I said, “What shall I cry?” “All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field. 7The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.” 9You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!” 10See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and he rules with a mighty arm. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies 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 46:10I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’
• Isaiah 55:10As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
• Psalms 119:89Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
• Zechariah 1:6But did not my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, overtake your ancestors? “Then they repented and said, ‘The Lord Almighty has done to us what our ways and practices deserve, just as he determined to do.’ ”
• Matthew 5:18For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means 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 Scripture cannot be set aside—
• John 12:34The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”
• Romans 3:1What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in 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