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Isaiah 40:8
The grass is dry, the flower is dead; but the word of our God is eternal.
Isaiah 40:8 · Bible in Basic English
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Isaiah 40:8 in other translations
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.”
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In context
5 And the glory of the Lord will be made clear, and all flesh will see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has said it.
6 A voice of one saying, Give a cry! And I said, What is my cry to be? All flesh is grass, and all its strength like the flower of the field.
7 The grass becomes dry, the flower is dead; because the breath of the Lord goes over it: truly the people is grass.
8 The grass is dry, the flower is dead; but the word of our God is eternal.
9 You who give good news to Zion, get up into the high mountain; you who give good news to Jerusalem, let your voice be strong; let it be sounding without fear; say to the towns of Judah, See, your God!
10 See, the Lord God will come as a strong one, ruling in power: see, those made free by him are with him, and those whom he has made safe go before him.
11 He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
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