Isaiah 40:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 40:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 40:8 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 40:8 — KJV
“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”
— Isaiah 40:8 (KJV)
Isaiah 40:8 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 40:8
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 40:8: word, god, ever
“And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 40:8: word, god, ever
“Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 40:8: god, stand, ever
“Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 40:8: word, god, ever
“For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 40:8: god, stand, ever
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