Isaiah 40:7

New Century Version

The grass dies and the flowers fall when the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are like grass.

Cross References

Job 14:2

We grow up like flowers and then dry up and die. We are like a passing shadow that does not last.

Job 4:9

God’s breath destroys them, and a blast of his anger kills them.

Job 41:21

Its breath sets coals on fire, and flames come out of its mouth.

Psalm 102:4

My heart is like grass that has been cut and dried. I forget to eat.

Psalm 103:15

Human life is like grass; we grow like a flower in the field.

Psalm 103:16

After the wind blows, the flower is gone, and there is no sign of where it was.

Psalm 90:5

While people sleep, you take their lives. They are like grass that grows up in the morning.

Psalm 90:6

In the morning they are fresh and new, but by evening they dry up and die.

Isaiah 11:4

But he will judge the poor honestly; he will be fair in his decisions for the poor people of the land. At his command evil people will be punished, and by his words the wicked will be put to death.

Isaiah 37:27

The people in those cities were weak; they were frightened and put to shame. They were like grass in the field, like tender, young grass, like grass on the housetop that is burned by the wind before it can grow.

Isaiah 40:24

They are like plants that are placed in the ground, like seeds that are planted. As soon as they begin to grow strong, he blows on them and they die, and the wind blows them away like chaff.

Isaiah 51:12

The Lord says, “I am the one who comforts you. So why should you be afraid of people, who die? Why should you fear people who die like the grass?

Haggai 1:9

“You look for much, but you find little. When you bring it home, I destroy it. Why?” asks the Lord All-Powerful. “Because you all work hard for your own houses while my house is still in ruins!

James 1:10

Those who are rich should take pride that God has shown them that they are spiritually poor. The rich will die like a wild flower in the grass.

James 1:11

The sun rises with burning heat and dries up the plants. The flower falls off, and its beauty is gone. In the same way the rich will die while they are still taking care of business.