Isaiah 40:6-8

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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 ^(b)loveliness is like the flower of the field.

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The ^(B)grass withers, the flower fades,
^(c)When the ^(C)breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.

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The grass withers, the flower fades,
But ^(D)the word of our God stands forever.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 40:6: ['Another reading is ', I said]

b. Isaiah 40:6: ['Or ', constancy]

c. Isaiah 40:7: ['Or ', Because]

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 40:6: Job 14:2; Psalm 102:11; Psalm 103:15; 1 Peter 1:24; 1 Peter 1:25

B. Isaiah 40:7: Psalm 90:5; Psalm 90:6; James 1:10; James 1:11

C. Isaiah 40:7: Job 4:9; Job 41:21; Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 40:24

D. Isaiah 40:8: Isaiah 55:11; Isaiah 59:21; Matthew 5:18