Isaiah 40:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

Isaiah 40:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 40:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 40:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The voice of one saying, “Cry out!” One said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.”

Isaiah 40:6 — World English Bible

Isaiah 40:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. ”

Isaiah 40:6 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 40:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A voice is saying, `Call,' And he said, `What do I call?' All flesh <FI>is<Fi> grass, and all its goodliness <FI>is<Fi> As a flower of the field:”

Isaiah 40:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 40:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry? — All flesh is grass, and all the comeliness thereof as the flower of the field. ”

Isaiah 40:6 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 40:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A voyce saide, Crie. And he saide, What shall I crie? All flesh is grasse, and all the grace thereof is as the floure of the fielde.”

Isaiah 40:6 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 40:6 in Context — Isaiah 40

4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

6 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:

7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

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What Does Isaiah 40:6 Mean?

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