Isaiah 40:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • Matt 24:35 : 35 The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
  • Mark 13:31 : 31 the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
  • 1 Pet 1:25 : 25 and the saying of the Lord doth remain -- to the age; and this is the saying that was proclaimed good news to you.
  • Matt 5:18 : 18 for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.
  • Isa 55:10-11 : 10 For, as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater, 11 So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that `for' which I sent it.
  • Ps 119:89-91 : 89 `Lamed.' To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens. 90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth. 91 According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole `are' Thy servants.
  • John 10:35 : 35 if them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to be broken,)
  • John 12:34 : 34 the multitude answered him, `We heard out of the law that the Christ doth remain -- to the age; and how dost thou say, That it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up? who is this -- the Son of Man?'
  • Rom 3:1-3 : 1 What, then, `is' the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of the circumcision? 2 much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God; 3 for what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?
  • Isa 46:10-11 : 10 Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, `My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.' 11 Calling from the east a ravenous bird, From a far land the man of My counsel, Yea, I have spoken, yea, I bring it in, I have formed `it', yea, I do it.
  • Isa 59:21 : 21 And I -- this `is' My covenant with them, said Jehovah, My Spirit that `is' on thee, And My words that I have put in thy mouth, Depart not from thy mouth, And from the mouth of thy seed, And from the mouth of thy seed's seed, said Jehovah, From henceforth unto the age!
  • Zech 1:6 : 6 Only, My words, and My statutes, That I commanded My servants the prophets, Have they not overtaken your fathers, And they turn back and say: As Jehovah of Hosts designed to do to us, According to our ways, and according to our doings, So He hath done to us?'

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  • Isa 40:5-7
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    5And revealed hath been the honour of Jehovah, And seen `it' have all flesh together, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

    6A voice is saying, `Call,' And he said, `What do I call?' All flesh `is' grass, and all its goodliness `is' As a flower of the field:

    7Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people `is' grass;

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    24because all flesh `is' as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; wither did the grass, and the flower of it fell away,

    25and the saying of the Lord doth remain -- to the age; and this is the saying that was proclaimed good news to you.

  • Ps 103:15-16
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    15Mortal man! as grass `are' his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth;

    16For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.

  • 2For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

  • 12While it `is' in its budding -- uncropt, Even before any herb it withereth.

  • Ps 92:7-8
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    7When the wicked flourish as a herb, And blossom do all workers of iniquity -- For their being destroyed for ever and ever!

    8And Thou `art' high to the age, O Jehovah.

  • 35The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • 89`Lamed.' To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.

  • 4Trust ye in Jehovah for ever, For in Jah Jehovah `is' a rock of ages,

  • 31the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • 6Lift ye up to the heavens your eyes, And look attentively unto the earth beneath, For the heavens as smoke have vanished, And the earth as a garment weareth out, And its inhabitants as gnats do die, And My salvation is to the age, And My righteousness is not broken.

  • 33the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words may not pass away.

  • 6In the morning it flourisheth, and hath changed, At evening it is cut down, and hath withered.

  • Ps 102:11-12
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    11My days as a shadow `are' stretched out, And I -- as the herb I am withered.

    12And Thou, O Jehovah, to the age abidest, And Thy memorial to all generations.

  • 8If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,

  • 4Mourned, faded hath the land, Languished, faded hath the world, Languished have they -- the high place of the people of the land.

  • 9On a high mountain get thee up, O Zion, Proclaiming tidings, Lift up with power thy voice, O Jerusalem, proclaiming tidings, Lift up, fear not, say to cities of Judah, `Lo, your God.'

  • Jas 1:10-11
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    10and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

    11for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!

  • 11these shall perish, and Thou dost remain, and all, as a garment, shall become old,

  • 6They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

  • 31The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,

  • 26They -- They perish, and Thou remainest, And all of them as a garment become old, As clothing Thou changest them, And they are changed.

  • 11The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.

  • 30For ye are as an oak whose leaf is fading, And as a garden that hath no water.

  • 16Jehovah `is' king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!

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    7And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.

  • 4Till when doth the earth mourn, And the herb of the whole field wither? For the wickedness of those dwelling in it, Consumed have been beast and fowl, Because they said, `He doth not see our latter end.'

  • 4And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory That `is' on the head of the fat valley, Hath been as its first-fruit before summer, That its beholder seeth, While it `is' yet in his hand he swalloweth it.

  • 24Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised.

  • 8They are sustained for ever to the age. They are made in truth and uprightness.

  • 27And their inhabitants are feeble-handed, They were broken down, and are dried up. They have been the herb of the field, And the greenness of the tender grass, Grass of the roofs, And blasted corn, before it hath risen up.

  • 11So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that `for' which I sent it.

  • 13Instead of the thorn come up doth fir, Instead of the brier come up doth myrtle, And it hath been to Jehovah for a name, For a sign age-during -- it is not cut off!

  • 8For as a garment eat them doth a moth, And as wool eat them doth a worm, And My righteousness is to the age, And My salvation to all generations.

  • 21And I -- this `is' My covenant with them, said Jehovah, My Spirit that `is' on thee, And My words that I have put in thy mouth, Depart not from thy mouth, And from the mouth of thy seed, And from the mouth of thy seed's seed, said Jehovah, From henceforth unto the age!

  • 4A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing.

  • 10For the mountains depart, and the hills remove, And My kindness from thee departeth not, And the covenant of My peace removeth not, Said hath thy loving one -- Jehovah.

  • 1A Song of the Ascents. Those trusting in Jehovah `are' as Mount Zion, It is not moved -- to the age it abideth.

  • 19Thou, O Jehovah, to the age remainest, Thy throne to generation and generation.

  • 3Honourable and majestic is His work, And His righteousness is standing for ever.

  • 36If these statutes depart from before Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, Even the seed of Israel doth cease From being a nation before Me all the days.

  • 18Jehovah reigneth -- to the age, and for ever!'

  • 36His seed is to the age, And his throne `is' as the sun before Me,