Isaiah 40:7
The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the LORD blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass.
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- Job 41:21 : 21 Its breath sets coals ablaze and a flame shoots from its mouth.
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2For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.
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24Indeed, they are barely planted; yes, they are barely sown; yes, they barely take root in the earth, and then he blows on them, causing them to dry up, and the wind carries them away like straw.
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