Isaiah 40:8

Isaiah 40:8

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

a. ASV: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.

b. YLT: Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

c. Classic Amplified: The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.

d. Septuagint: But the word of our God abides for ever.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: 

1. “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth…”

a. [The] grass [Strong: 2682 châtsîyr, khaw-tseer'; perhaps originally the same as H2681, from the greenness of a courtyard; grass; also a leek (collectively):—grass, hay, herb, leek.]

b. withereth [Strong: 3001 yâbêsh, yaw-bashe'; a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage):—be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).]

c. [the] flower [Strong: 6731 tsîyts, tseets; or צִץ tsits; from H6692; properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air):—blossom, flower, plate, wing.]

d. fadeth [Strong: 5034 nâbêl, naw-bale'; a primitive root; to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace:—disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, × surely, make vile, wither.]

2. “...but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”

a. [but the] word [Strong: 1697 dâbâr, daw-baw'; from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:—act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.]

b. [of our] God [Strong: 430 ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.]

c. [shall] stand [Strong: 6965 qûwm, koom; a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative):—abide, accomplish, × be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, × be dim, endure, × enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, × but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).]

d. forever [Strong: 5769 ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'; or עֹלָם ʻôlâm; from H5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always:—alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end).]

1). This is one of the many instances where the Scripture declares its own faithfulness and endurance.

a). Psalm 119:128 Therefore I esteem all they precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

b). Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

c). Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

d). Romans 3:2-4 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

3:3 For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.