Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of the LORD stands forever."

New American Standard Bible

The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.

King James Version

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Holman Bible

The grass withers, the flowers fade,
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.

Julia Smith Translation

The grass was dried up, the flower fell away: and the word of our God shall stand forever.

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."

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חציר 
Chatsiyr 
Usage: 21

the flower
צץ ציץ 
Tsiyts 
Usage: 15

but the word
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

of our God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

Devotionals

Devotionals about Isaiah 40:8

Devotionals containing Isaiah 40:8

References

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Easton

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Watsons

Images Isaiah 40:8

Prayers for Isaiah 40:8

Context Readings

Comfort For God's People

7 The grass withers, the flower fades, because the LORD's breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass. 8 The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of the LORD stands forever." 9 You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength. Lift it up. Do not be afraid. Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold, your God."

Cross References

Matthew 5:18

For truly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the Law, until all things are accomplished.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Mark 13:31

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

1 Peter 1:25

but the word of the Lord endures forever." This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.

Isaiah 55:10-11

For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

Psalm 119:89-91

LAMED. LORD, your word is settled in heaven forever.

John 10:35

If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),

John 12:34

The crowd answered him, "We have heard out of the law that the Messiah remains forever. Then how can you say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up?' Who is this Son of Man?"

Romans 3:1-3

Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?

Isaiah 46:10-11

declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;

Isaiah 59:21

"As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your seed, nor out of the mouth of your seed's seed," says the LORD, "from henceforth and forever."

Zechariah 1:6

But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did not they overtake your fathers? "Then they repented and said, 'Just as the LORD of hosts determined to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us.'"

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