Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 40:8 Interlinear

“withereth The grass fadeth the flower but the word of our God shall stand for ever”

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Isaiah 40 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	יָבֵ֥שׁ	H3001	withereth	to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
2	חָצִ֖יר	H2682	The grass	grass; also a leek (collectively)
3	נָ֣בֵֽל	H5034	fadeth	to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint
4	צִ֑יץ	H6731	the flower	properly, glistening, i.e., a burnished plate; a wing (as gleaming in the air)
5	וּדְבַר	H1697	but the word	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
6	אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ	H430	of our God	gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
7	יָק֥וּם	H6965	shall stand	to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
8	לְעוֹלָֽם׃	H5769	for ever	properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial

Isaiah 40:8 (current)withereth The grass fadeth the flower but the word of our God shall stand for ever