Parallel Verses
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."
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.”
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."
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
Devotionals containing Isaiah 40:8
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 40:8
Prayers for Isaiah 40:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Comfort For God's People
7 Grass withers and flowers fade away when the LORD's breath blows on them; surely the people are like grass. 8 Grass withers and flowers fade away, when the LORD's breath blows on them, but the word of our God will stand forever." 9 "Climb up a high mountain, you messenger of good news to Zion! Lift up your voice with strength, you messenger to Jerusalem! Lift it up! Don't be afraid! Say to the towns of Judah, "Here is your God!'
Cross References
Matthew 5:18
because I tell all of you with certainty that until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."
Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."
1 Peter 1:25
but the word of the Lord lasts forever." Now this word is the good news that was announced to you.
Isaiah 55:10-11
"For just as the rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, yielding seed for the sower and bread for eating,
Psalm 119:89-91
Your word is forever, LORD; it is firmly established in heaven.
John 10:35
If he called those to whom a message from God came "gods' (and the Scripture cannot be disregarded),
John 12:34
Then the crowd answered him, "We have learned from the Law that the Messiah remains forever. So how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?"
Romans 3:1-3
What advantage, then, does the Jew have, or what value is there in circumcision?
Isaiah 46:10-11
I declare from the beginning things to follow, and from ancient times things that have not yet been done; saying, "My purpose will stand, and he will accomplish everything that I please.'
Isaiah 59:21
"As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "And my Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, won't depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children's children, from now on and forever."
Zechariah 1:6
But my words and my statutes that I gave as commands to my servants the prophets did they not overwhelm your ancestors? And they returned to me: "The LORD of the Heavenly Armies acted toward us just as he planned to do in keeping with our lifestyles and in keeping with our actions.'"