Isaiah 40:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The grassחָצִ֖יר
(cha·tzir)
2682: green grass, herbagefrom an unused word
withers,יָבֵ֥שׁ
(ya·vesh)
3001: to be dry, dried up, or withereda prim. root
the flowerצִ֑יץ
(tzitz;)
6731b: a blossom, flower, shining thingfrom tsuts
fades,נָ֣בֵֽל
(na·vel)
5034b: to sink or drop down, languish, fadea prim. root
But the wordוּדְבַר־
(u·de·var-)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ
(e·lo·hei·nu)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
standsיָק֥וּם
(ya·kum)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
forever.לְעֹולָֽם׃
(le·'o·v·lam.)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The grass
chatsiyr  (khaw-tseer')
grass; also a leek (collectively) -- grass, hay, herb, leek.
withereth
yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
the flower
tsiyts  (tseets)
glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air) -- blossom, flower, plate, wing.
fadeth
nabel  (naw-bale')
to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace
but the word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of our God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
shall stand
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God remains forever."

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. "

NET Bible
The grass dries up, the flowers wither, but the decree of our God is forever reliable."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Grass dries up, and flowers wither, but the word of our God will last forever."

King James 2000 Bible
The grass withers, the flower fades: but the word of our God shall stand forever.
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