King James Version
What Does Isaiah 40:8 Mean?
“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”
Context
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The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
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The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
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The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
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O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! O Zion: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion O Jerusalem: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem
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Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. with strong: or, against the strong his work: or, recompence for his work
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**14. ancients--**Hence they are spoken of as "taken away" (Is 3:1, 2).
**vineyard--**the Jewish theocracy (Is 5:1-7; Psa 80:9-13).
**eaten up--**"burnt"; namely, by "oppressive exactions" (Is 3:12). Type of the crowning guilt of the husbandmen in the days of Jesus Christ (Mt 21:34-41).
**spoil ... houses--**(Mt 23:14).
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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Cross-References
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