KJV King James Version
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field:
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Isaiah 40:6
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A 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.
WEB World English Bible
The voice of one saying, “Cry!” One said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
ASV American Standard Version
The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A voice is saying, ‘Call,’ And he said, ‘What do I call?’ All flesh is grass, and all its goodliness is As a flower of the field:
Surrounding context — Isaiah 40
3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see [it] together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].
6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field:
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass.
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift [it] up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
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Original-language word links
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ק֚וֹלH6963 · qolvoiceאֹמֵ֣רH559 · a.marto sayקְרָ֔אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toוְאָמַ֖רH559 · a.marto sayמָ֣הH4100 · mahwhat?אֶקְרָ֑אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַבָּשָׂ֣רH1320 · ba.sarfleshחָצִ֔ירH2682 · cha.tsirgrassוְכָל־H3605 · kolallחַסְדּ֖וֹH2617 · che.sedkindnessכְּצִ֥יץH6731 · tsitsflowerהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃H7704 · sa.daySirion
Cross-references
Psalm 103:15-16[As for] man, his days [are] as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.1 Peter 1:24-25For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:James 1:10-11But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.Psalm 102:11My days [are] like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.Job 14:2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.Isaiah 58:1Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.Psalm 90:5-6Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning [they are] like grass [which] groweth up.Psalm 92:7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed for ever:Jeremiah 2:2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land [that was] not sown.Isaiah 40:3The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.Isaiah 37:27Therefore their inhabitants [were] of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were [as] the grass of the field, and [as] the green herb, [as] the grass on the housetops, and [as corn] blasted before it be grown up.Isaiah 61:1-2The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound;Jeremiah 31:6For there shall be a day, [that] the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great [is] the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.Hosea 5:8Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, [and] the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud [at] Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
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