Isaiah 40:7

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5 The ^aglory of the Lord shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

6 The voice said, “Cry out!”
And¹ he said, “What shall I cry?”
^a“All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.

7 The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.

8 The grass withers, the flower fades,
But ^athe word of our God stands forever.”

9 O Zion,
You who bring good tidings,
Get up into the high mountain;
O Jerusalem,
You who bring good tidings,
Lift up your voice with strength,
Lift it up, be not afraid;
Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”

10 Behold, the Lord God shall come¹ with a strong hand,
And ^aHis arm shall rule for Him;
Behold, ^bHis reward is with Him,
And His¹ work before Him.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Isaiah 40:7

The grass withereth - The whole of this verse is wanting in three of Kennicott' s and five of De Rossi' s MSS., and in a very correct and ancient MS. of my own, and also in the Septuagint and Arabic.

Surely the people "Verily this people" - So the Syriac; who perhaps read haam hazzeh .

Because the spirit of the Lord "When the wind of Jehovah" - ruach Jehovah , a wind of Jehovah, is a Hebraism, meaning no more than a strong wind. It is well known that a hot wind in the east destroys every green thing. Compare Psalms 103:16. Two MSS. omit the word Yehovah , Jehovah.

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