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Parallel ISA 40:7

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BI Isa 40:7 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)
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OET-LVIt_dries_up grass it_withers blossom if/because the_breath of_YHWH it_blows in/on/over_him/it truly [is]_grass the_people.

UHBיָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֔יץ כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה נָ֣שְׁבָה בּ֑⁠וֹ אָכֵ֥ן חָצִ֖יר הָ⁠עָֽם׃
   (yāⱱēsh ḩāʦīr nāⱱēl ʦiyʦ kiy rūaḩ yhwh nāshəⱱāh b⁠ō ʼākēn ḩāʦir hā⁠ˊām.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXἘξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος ἐξέπεσε·
   (Exaʸranthaʸ ho ⱪortos, kai to anthos exepese; )

BrTrThe grass withers, and the flower fades:

ULTThe grass withers, the flower wilts
 ⇔ for the breath of Yahweh blows on it;
 ⇔ surely mankind is grass.

USTGrass withers and flowers dry up
 ⇔ when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them.
 ⇔ And all people are like that.

BSBThe grass withers and the flowers fall
 ⇔ when the breath of the LORD blows on them;
 ⇔ indeed, the people are grass.


OEBThe grass withers, the flower fades,
 ⇔ when upon it the breath of the Lord has blown.

WEBBEThe grass withers,
 ⇔ the flower fades,
 ⇔ because the LORD’s breath blows on it.
 ⇔ Surely the people are like grass.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETThe grass dries up,
 ⇔ the flowers wither,
 ⇔ when the wind sent by the Lord blows on them.
 ⇔ Surely humanity is like grass.

LSVGrass has withered, the flower faded,
For the Spirit of YHWH blew on it,
Surely the people [is] grass;

FBVThe grass wilts and the flower fades when the Lord's breathes on them. Yes, the people are grass!

T4TGrass withers and flowers dry up
 ⇔ when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them.
 ⇔ And people are [MET] like that.

LEB• the flower withers when the breath of Yahweh blows on it. •  Surely the people are grass.

BBEThe grass becomes dry, the flower is dead; because the breath of the Lord goes over it: truly the people is grass.

MoffNo Moff ISA book available

JPSThe grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the breath of the LORD bloweth upon it — surely the people is grass.

ASVThe grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.

DRAThe grass is withered, and the dower is fallen, because the spirit of the Lord hath blown upon it. Indeed the people is grass:

YLTWithered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people [is] grass;

DrbyThe grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

RVThe grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the breath of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

WbstrThe grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

KJB-1769The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

KJB-1611The grasse withereth, the flowre fadeth; because the spirit of the LORD bloweth vpon it: surely the people is grasse.
   (The grass withereth, the flowre fadeth; because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grasse.)

BshpsThe grasse is withered, the floure falleth away, for the breath of the Lord bloweth vpon them: of a trueth the people are grasse.
   (The grass is withered, the flour falleth away, for the breath of the Lord bloweth upon them: of a truth the people are grasse.)

GnvaThe grasse withereth, the floure fadeth, because the Spirite of the Lord bloweth vpon it: surely the people is grasse.
   (The grass withereth, the flour fadeth, because the Spirite of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grasse. )

CvdlWhen the grasse is wytthered, the floure falleth awaye. Euen so is the people as grasse, when the breath of the LORDE bloweth vpon them.
   (When the grass is wytthered, the flour falleth away. Even so is the people as grasse, when the breath of the LORD bloweth upon them.)

WycThe hei is dried vp, and the flour felle doun, for the spirit of the Lord bleew therynne.
   (The hei is dried up, and the flour felle down, for the spirit of the Lord bleew therynne.)

LuthDas Heu verdorret, die Blume verwelket; denn des HErr’s Geist bläset drein. Ja, das Volk ist das Heu.
   (The Heu verdorret, the Blume verwelket; because the LORD’s spirit bläset threen. Ya, the people is the Heu.)

ClVgExsiccatum est fœnum, et cecidit flos, quia spiritus Domini sufflavit in eo. Vere fœnum est populus:
   (Exsiccatum it_is fœnum, and fell flos, because spiritus Master sufflavit in by_him. Vere fœnum it_is populus: )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

40:7 The breath of the Lord refers to God’s spoken words of judgment (see 4:4).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) when the breath of Yahweh blows on it

(Some words not found in UHB: withers grass fades flower that/for/because/then/when breath YHWH blows in/on/over=him/it surely grass the,people )

This could mean: (1) “when Yahweh blows his breath on it” or (2) “when Yahweh sends a wind to blow on it.”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) humanity is grass

(Some words not found in UHB: withers grass fades flower that/for/because/then/when breath YHWH blows in/on/over=him/it surely grass the,people )

The speaker speaks of humans as if they are grass, because they both die quickly. Alternate translation: “people die as quickly as grass”

BI Isa 40:7 ©