 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 withereth, the flower fadeth; because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass. The...  Posthumous letters [ed. by E. Sanderson]. - Page 447by William Huntington - 1815Full view - About this book
 | 1611 - 360 lehte
...all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field : The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: . Because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: Surely...grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: But the word of our God shall stand for ever. O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the... | |
 | 1813 - 996 lehte
...that afl the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field : the grass withereth.the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it. Surely the people is grass. And the holy man Job, having himself had great experience of the miserable and sinful estate of man,... | |
 | Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - 1807 - 388 lehte
...all the goodi'iness thereof as the flower of the field. The grass wHiicrcth — the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it — surely the people is grass." In the book of Job we have numerous attestations of the like import : " For we are but of yesterday,... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 lehte
...c.ralted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. XL. 1 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. As the grass withereth and as the flower fadeth, upon every nipping wind or scorching sun ; so do and... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 lehte
...and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely...grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever. O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1810 - 518 lehte
...and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fudethi because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, theflovaerfadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. GOD doeth according to his own will... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1810 - 516 lehte
...all the goodliness thereof is as the foiver of the field. The grass wither eth, the Jloiver fadeth; because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass wither eth, the jiower fadeth: but the ivordofour God shall stand for ever. GOD doeih according to... | |
 | William Jones - 1810 - 458 lehte
...and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the jield: the grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it : surely the people is grass. But the life of man is also compared to a shadow. — He fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not. In... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 416 lehte
...the prophet here tells us what is done by this blowing: "The grass withereth and the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass." But this work is not done without the word, as appears by the prophet's account. He tells us, first,... | |
 | John Owen - 1813 - 620 lehte
...is as the flower of the field : the grass withereth and the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of God bloweth upon it ; surely the people is grass ; the grass withereth, the flower fadeth, but the word of our God shall stand for ever." All is grass, fading grass ; though it bloom and appear... | |
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