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15 As for man, his days are like (A)grass;
    he flourishes like (B)a flower of the field;

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15 The life of mortals is like grass,(A)
    they flourish like a flower(B) of the field;

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The Word of God Stands For Ever

A voice says, “Cry!”
    And I said,[a] “What shall I cry?”
(A)All flesh is grass,
    and all its beauty[b] is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades
    when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
    surely the people are grass.

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  1. Isaiah 40:6 Revocalization based on Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Vulgate; Masoretic Text And someone says
  2. Isaiah 40:6 Or all its constancy

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

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

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10 and (A)the rich in his humiliation, because (B)like a flower of the grass[a] he will pass away.

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  1. James 1:10 Or a wild flower

10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.(A)

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24 for

(A)“All flesh is like grass
    and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
    and the flower falls,

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24 For,

“All people are like grass,
    and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,

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