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The grassחָצִירwithers,יָבֵשׁthe flowerצִיץfades,נָבֵלwhenכִּיthe breathרוּחַof YHWHיְהוָהblowsנָשְׁבָהon it;בּוֹsurelyאָכֵןthe peopleהָעָםis grass.חָצִיר
Isaiah 40:7
Study it in the app“The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of YHWH blows on it; surely the people is grass.”
The grass withers, but the word of our God stands foreverThe Word of GodAll flesh is grass, but the word of our Elohim stands foreverDeath and Eternal Life
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 40:7, word by word
- The grassחָצִירchatsir
grass
Grass that soon withers.
Where else “chatsir” appears- withersיָבֵשׁyavesh
dry up
To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.
Where else “yavesh” appears- the flowerצִיץtsits
flower
An opened bud of a plant, beautiful but short-lived.
Where else “tsits” appears- fadesנָבֵלnavel
wither
To dry up like a leaf, or lose strength.
Where else “navel” appears- the breathרוּחַruach
breath
Literally "wind": the air that leaves the lungs.
Where else “ruach” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- blowsנָשְׁבָהnashva
blow
To send air forcefully, like the wind.
Where else “nashva” appears- surelyאָכֵןachen
surely
A word that affirms strongly: «truly», «without doubt».
Where else “achen” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears
The context
6A voice says, “Call out.” And he said, “What shall I call out?” “All flesh is grass, and all its loyal love is like the flower of the field.
7 · This verse (above)
8The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our Elohim will stand forever.”