KJVThe grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.
The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people is grass;
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Isaiah — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Comfort ye. The Prophet introduces a new subject; for, leaving the people on whom no favorable impression was made either by threatenings or by admonitions, on account of their desperate wickedness, he turns to posterity, in order to declare that the people who shall be humbled under the cross…