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Fading Flowers, Enduring God
Commentators unanimously explain that this verse establishes a crucial contrast. 'All flesh'—meaning all humanity, with all its strength, beauty, and wisdom—is as temporary as grass and wildflowers. This frailty is set against the eternal, unchanging nature of God and His promises, which are highlighted in the following verses. The goal is to shift our trust from fleeting human abilities to the absolute reliability of God.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 40:6
18th Century
Theologian
The voice said - Or rather ‘a voice.’ Isaiah represents himself here again as hearing a voice. The word ‘the’ introduced in our translation …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 40:6
19th Century
Bishop
The voice said, Cry. —Literally, a voice says, Cry. The questioner (“and one said”) is probably the pro…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 40:6–8
19th Century
Preacher
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 40:6
16th Century
Theologian
The voice said, Cry. He now describes a different “voice” from that of which he formerly spoke. Until now, he had spoken about the “voice”…
John Gill
On Isaiah 40:6
17th Century
Pastor
The voice said, cry
Not the same voice as in (Isaiah 40:3), nor the voice of an angel, as Aben Ezra; but…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 40:1–11
17th Century
Minister
All human life is a warfare; the Christian life is the most so; but the struggle will not last always. Troubles are removed in love, when sin is pa…