Isaiah 40:7
The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
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ASV
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.
KJV
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| יָבֵ֤שׁ | ya.Vesh | it dries up | H3001 → |
| חָצִיר֙ | cha.Tzir | grass | H2682 → |
| נָ֣בֵֽל | Na.vel | it withers | H5034 → |
| צִ֔יץ | Tzitz | a flower | H6731 → |
| כִּ֛י | ki | if | H3588 → |
| ר֥וּחַ | Ru.ach | [the] breath of | H7307 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| נָ֣שְׁבָה | Na.she.vah | it blows | H5380 → |
| בּ֑וֹ | bo | on it | |
| אָכֵ֥ן | 'a.Khen | truly | H403 → |
| חָצִ֖יר | cha.Tzir | [is] grass | H2682 → |
| הָעָֽם׃ | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
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