Berean Standard Bible
“A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.”
Isaiah 40 begins the book's message of comfort for a people facing exile. A voice calls for a prophet to cry out, and the prophet asks what he should say.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
World English Bible (WEB)
The voice of one saying, “Cry!” One said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
King James Version (KJV)
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)
The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A voice of one saying, Give a cry! And I said, What is my cry to be? All flesh is grass, and all its strength like the flower of the field.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Voz que decía: Da voces. Y yo respondí: ¿Qué tengo de decir á voces? Toda carne es hierba, y toda su gloria como flor del campo:
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
La voz ahora dice: ―¡Grita! ―¿Qué debo gritar? —pregunté. ―Di a gritos que todo hombre y mujer es como hierba que se marchita, y que toda su belleza se aja como las flores que languidecen.
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