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Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all humanity will see it at once;
        for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

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A voice says, “Cry out!”
    So I[a] asked, “What am I to cry out?”

“All humanity is grass,
    and all its loyalty[b] is like the flowers of the field.
Grass withers and flowers fade away
    when the Lord’s breath blows on them;
        surely the people are like grass.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:6 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads he
  2. Isaiah 40:6 Or glory
  3. Isaiah 40:7 So MT; 1QIsaa LXX lack this v.

And the glory(A) of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.(B)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(C)

A voice says, “Cry out.”
    And I said, “What shall I cry?”

“All people are like grass,(D)
    and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
The grass withers(E) and the flowers fall,
    because the breath(F) of the Lord blows(G) on them.
    Surely the people are grass.

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