Isaiah 40:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֔יץ כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה נָ֣שְׁבָה בּ֑וֹ אָכֵ֥ן חָצִ֖יר הָעָֽם׃

Transliteration

yābēš ḥāṣîr nābēl ṣîṣ kî rûaḥ YHWH nāšěbāh bô ʾākēn ḥāṣîr hāʿām

Grammar Details

*yābēš*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'dries up'
*ḥāṣîr*: noun, masculine singular - 'grass'
*nābēl*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'withers'
*ṣîṣ*: noun, masculine singular - 'flower'
*kî*: conjunction - 'because/when'
*rûaḥ*: noun, feminine singular construct - 'breath/wind of'
*YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
*nāšěbāh*: qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'blows'
*bô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'on it'
*ʾākēn*: adverb - 'surely/indeed'
*hāʿām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the people'

Word Meanings

*yābēš*: dries up/withers
*nābēl*: withers/fades
*rûaḥ*: breath/wind/spirit
*nāšěbāh*: blows/breathes
*ʾākēn*: surely/truly/indeed

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Job 41:21 : 21 His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.

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