Isaiah 40:5-8 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

5. Then the glory of the Lord will appear. And everyone will see it. The Lord has spoken."

6. Another messenger says, "Cry out." And I said, "What should I cry?" "Cry out, 'All people are like grass. They don't last any longer than flowers in the field.

7. The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground. That happens when the Lord makes his wind blow on them. So people are just like grass.

8. The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground. But what our God says will stand forever.' "

Isaiah 40