Isaiah 40:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

A voice said, “Speak!” So the man said, “What should I say?” The voice said, “People are like grass. Any glory they enjoy is like a wildflower.

Cross References

Psalm 102:11

My life is almost finished, like the long shadows at the end of the day. I am like dry and dying grass.

Job 14:2

Our life is like a flower that grows quickly and then dies away. Our life is like a shadow that is here for a short time and then is gone.

Isaiah 58:1

Shout as loud as you can and don’t stop. Shout like a trumpet! Tell the people what they did wrong. Tell the family of Jacob about their sins.

Psalm 92:7

The wicked may sprout like grass, and those who do evil may blossom like flowers, but they will be destroyed, never to be seen again.

Jeremiah 31:6

There will be a time when watchmen shout this message: ‘Come, let’s go up to Zion to worship the Lord our God!’ Even the watchmen in the hill country of Ephraim will shout that message.”

Jeremiah 2:2

“Jeremiah, go and speak to the people of Jerusalem. Tell them that this is what the Lord says: “‘At the time you were a young nation, you were faithful to me. You followed me like a young bride. You followed me through the desert, through a land that had never been used for farmland.

Isaiah 40:3

Listen, there is someone shouting: “Prepare a way in the desert for the Lord. Make a straight road there for our God.

Isaiah 37:27

The people living there had no power. They were afraid and confused. They were about to be cut down like grass and plants in the field. They were like grass growing on the housetops, dying before it grows tall.

Isaiah 12:6

People of Zion, shout about these things! The Holy One of Israel is with you in a powerful way. So sing and be happy!

Hosea 5:8

“Blow the horn in Gibeah. Blow the trumpet in Ramah. Give the warning at Beth Aven. The enemy is behind you, Benjamin.

Isaiah 51:12

The Lord says, “I am the one who comforts you. So why should you be afraid of people? They are only humans who live and die like the grass.

Zechariah 1:14

Then the angel told me to tell the people this: The Lord All-Powerful says: “I have a strong love for Jerusalem and Zion.