And the glory of the Lord will appear,(A)
and all humanity[a] together will see it,(B)
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(C)

A voice was saying, “Cry out!”
Another[b] said, “What should I cry out?”
“All humanity is grass,(D)
and all its goodness is like the flower of the field.(E)
The grass withers, the flowers fade
when the breath[c] of the Lord blows on them;[d]
indeed, the people are grass.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:5 Lit flesh
  2. Isaiah 40:6 DSS, LXX, Vg read I
  3. Isaiah 40:7 Or wind, or Spirit
  4. Isaiah 40:7 Lit it

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