Isaiah 40:7 (YLT)

Passage

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people <FI>is<Fi> grass;

Nearby Context

Isaiah 40:5 And revealed hath been the honour of Jehovah, And seen <FI>it<Fi> have all flesh together, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

Isaiah 40:6 A voice is saying, `Call,' And he said, `What do I call?' All flesh <FI>is<Fi> grass, and all its goodliness <FI>is<Fi> As a flower of the field:

Isaiah 40:7 Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people <FI>is<Fi> grass;

Isaiah 40:8 Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

Isaiah 40:9 On a high mountain get thee up, O Zion, Proclaiming tidings, Lift up with power thy voice, O Jerusalem, proclaiming tidings, Lift up, fear not, say to cities of Judah, `Lo, your God.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "withered", "hath", "grass", "faded", "flower", "jehovah", and "blew". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "withered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "A voice is saying Call And he..." into verse 8's "Withered hath grass faded the flower But...", so "Spirit" and "withered" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "withered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.