5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” 6 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. 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
Isaiah 40:5–7
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