King James Version

Isaiah 40:8

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

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יָבֵ֥שׁyaveshbe ashamedיָבֵשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be ashamed”, a completed actionH3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), [idiom] utterly, wither (away).חָצִ֖ירchatsirgrassחָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grass”, the ordinary formH2682grass; also a leek (collectively)grass, hay, herb, leek.נָ֣בֵֽלnaveldisgraceנָבֵלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “disgrace”, a completed actionH5034to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgracedisgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, [idiom] surely, make vile, wither.צִ֑יץtsitsflowerצִיץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flower”, the ordinary formH6731properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)blossom, flower, plate, wing.וּדְבַרudevarand causeדָּבָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּeloheynvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.יָק֥וּםyaqumriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…לְעוֹלָֽםleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.

Young’s Literal Translation

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

World English Bible

The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.”

Darby Translation

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God abideth for ever.

Douay-Rheims

The grass is withered, and the flower is fallen: but the word of our Lord endureth for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

but the word of our God abides for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τὸ δὲ ῥῆμα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

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1 Peter 1:24 1 Peter 1:24 · King James VersionFor all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:1 Peter 1:24 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: