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Isaiah 40:7

English Standard Version

7 The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the LORD blows on it; surely the people are grass.

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American Standard Version

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.

Christian Standard Bible

The grass withers, the flowers fade when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.

King James Version

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

New American Standard Bible

The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the LORD blows upon it; The people are indeed grass!

New International Version

The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass.

New King James Version

The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass.

New Living Translation

The grass withers and the flowers fade beneath the breath of the LORD. And so it is with people.

World English Bible

The grass withers, the flower fades, because Yahweh’s breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.