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The grassחָצִירwithers,יָבֵשׁthe flowerצִיץfades,נָבֵלbut the wordוּדְבַרof our Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּwill standיָקוּםforever.”לְעוֹלָם
Isaiah 40:8
Study it in the app“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our Elohim will stand forever.””
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 40:8, 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- but the wordדְבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- will standיָקוּםyakum
stand firm
To hold firm, be fulfilled.
Where else “yakum” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
7The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of YHWH blows on it; surely the people is grass.
8 · This verse (above)
9On a high mountain go up, Zion, you who bring good news; lift up with strength your voice, Jerusalem, you who bring good news; lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, “Look, your Elohim!”