Isaiah 40:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A voiceקֹ֚ול
(ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
says,אֹמֵ֣ר
(o·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Callקְרָ֔א
(ke·ra,)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
out." Then he answered,וְאָמַ֖ר
(ve·'a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Whatמָ֣ה
(mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
shall I callאֶקְרָ֑א
(ek·ra;)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
out?" Allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣ר
(hab·ba·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar
is grass,חָצִ֔יר
(cha·tzir,)
2682: green grass, herbagefrom an unused word
and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
its lovelinessחַסְדֹּ֖ו
(chas·dov)
2617a: goodness, kindnessfrom chasad
is like the flowerכְּצִ֥יץ
(ke·tzitz)
6731b: a blossom, flower, shining thingfrom tsuts
of the field.הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃
(has·sa·deh.)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday


















KJV Lexicon
The voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Cry
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
What shall I cry
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
All flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
is grass
chatsiyr  (khaw-tseer')
grass; also a leek (collectively) -- grass, hay, herb, leek.
and all the goodliness
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
thereof is as the flower
tsiyts  (tseets)
glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air) -- blossom, flower, plate, wing.
of the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A voice says, "Call out." Then he answered, "What shall I call out?" All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A voice was saying, "Cry out!" Another said, "What should I cry out?"" All humanity is grass, and all its goodness is like the flower of the field.

International Standard Version
A voice says, "Cry out!" So I asked, "What am I to cry out?" "All humanity is grass, and all its loyalty is like the flowers of the field.

NET Bible
A voice says, "Cry out!" Another asks, "What should I cry out?" The first voice responds: "All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A voice called, "Call out!" I asked, "What should I call out?" "Call out: All people are like grass, and all their beauty is like a flower in the field.

King James 2000 Bible
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is as the flower of the field:
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