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A voice says, “Call out.”
Then [a]he answered, “What shall I call out?”
(A)All flesh is grass, and all its lovingkindness is like the flower of the field.
The (B)grass [b]withers, the flower fades,
[c]When the (C)breath of Yahweh blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
The grass [d]withers, the flower fades,
But (D)the word of our God stands forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:6 Or I said
  2. Isaiah 40:7 Or dries up, cf. 42:15; Ps 90:5-6
  3. Isaiah 40:7 Or Because
  4. Isaiah 40:8 Or dries up, cf. 42:15; Ps 90:5-6