Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The grass was dried up, the flower fell away: and the word of our God shall stand forever.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Holman Bible
but the word of our God remains forever.”
International Standard Version
Grass withers and flowers fade away, when the LORD's breath blows on them, but the word of our God will stand forever."
A Conservative Version
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God shall stand forever.
American Standard Version
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.
Amplified
The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.
Bible in Basic English
The grass is dry, the flower is dead; but the word of our God is eternal.
Darby Translation
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God abideth for ever.
King James 2000
The grass withers, the flower fades: but the word of our God shall stand forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Grass withers; [the] flower withers, but the word of our God will stand forever.
Modern King James verseion
The grass withers, the flower fades; but the Word of our God shall stand forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Nevertheless whether the grass wither, or the flower fade away: Yet the word of our God endureth forever."
NET Bible
The grass dries up, the flowers wither, but the decree of our God is forever reliable."
New Heart English Bible
The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of the LORD stands forever."
The Emphasized Bible
The grass, hath withered, The flower, hath faded, - But the word of our God, shall stand unto times age-abiding!
Webster
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall shall stand forever.
World English Bible
The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever."
Youngs Literal Translation
Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.
Themes
Endurance » What does not endure
Flowers » Described as » Evanescent
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » The book of the ages
The word of God » The word of God enduring forever
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Isaiah 40:8
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 40:8
Prayers for Isaiah 40:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Comfort For God's People
7 The grass was dried up, the flower fell away: for the spirit of Jehovah blew upon it: surely the people grass. 8 The grass was dried up, the flower fell away: and the word of our God shall stand forever. 9 Upon the high mountain come up for thee, O Zion: announcing the good news, lift up thy voice with strength, O Jerusalem; announcing the good news, lift up, thou shalt not be afraid; say to the cities, Behold your God!
Cross References
Matthew 5:18
For verily I say to you, Till heaven pass away, and earth, one iota, or one mark, should not pass away from the law, till all should be
Matthew 24:35
The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words should not pass away.
Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth shall pass away, and my words shall not pass away.
1 Peter 1:25
And the word of the Lord remains forever. And this is the word having announced good news to you.
Isaiah 55:10-11
For as the rain coming down and the snow from the heavens, and shall not turn back there, but watering the earth and causing it to bring forth and sprout, and giving seed to be sown, and bread to be eaten;
Psalm 119:89-91
Forever, O Jehovah, thy word was set in the heavens.
John 10:35
If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came, and the writing cannot be loosed;
John 12:34
The crowd answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ remains forever: and how sayest thou That the Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
Romans 3:1-3
What then the superiority of the Jew or what the advantage of circumcision?
Isaiah 46:10-11
Announcing the last part from the beginning, and from of old what was not done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my delight:
Isaiah 59:21
And I, this my covenant with them, said Jehovah: my spirit which is upon thee, and my word which I put in thy mouth shall not depart from thy mouth, and from the mouth of thy seed, from the mouth of thy seed's seed, said Jehovah, from now and even forever.
Zechariah 1:6
But the words and the laws which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not reach your fathers? and they will turn back and say, As Jehovah of armies purposed to do to us according to our ways and according to our doings, so he did with us.