- all flesh:
- "Therefore their inhabitantsª° were of smallª power,ª they were dismayedª° and confounded;ª° they were¹ [as] the grassª of the field,ª and [as] the greenª herb,ª [as] the grassª on the housetops,ª and [as corn] blastedª beforeª it be grown up.ª" {2Kg 19:26} + "For¹ they shall soonª be cut downª° like the grass,ª and witherª° as the greenª herb.ª" {Psa 37:2} + "Thou carriest them away as with a flood;ª° they are¹ [as] a sleep:ª in the morningª [they are] like grassª [which] groweth up.ª°" {Psa 90:5} + "When the wickedª springª° as¹ the grass,ª and when all¹ the workersª° of iniquityª do flourish;ª° [it is] that they shall be destroyedª° for ever:ª¹" {Psa 92:7} + "My heartª is smitten,ª° and witheredª° like grass;ª so¹ that I forgetª° to eatª°¹ my bread.ª" {Psa 102:4} + "[As for] man,ª his daysª [are] as grass:ª as a flowerª of the field,ª so¹ he flourisheth.ª°" {Psa 103:15} + "Let them be¹ as the grassª [upon] the housetops,ª which witherethª° aforeª¹ it groweth up:ª°" {Psa 129:6} + "The voiceª said,ª° Cry.ª° And he said,ª° What¹ shall I cry?ª° All¹ fleshª [is] grass,ª and all¹ the goodlinessª thereof [is] as the flowerª of the field:ª ... The grassª withereth,ª° the flowerª fadeth:ª° but the wordª of our Godª shall standª° for ever.ª" {Isa 40:6-8} + "Butª the¹ rich,ª inª that he²¹ is made low:ª becauseª asª the flowerª of the grassª he shall pass away.ª° ... Forª the¹ sunª is no sooner risenª° withª a burning heat,ª butª it witherethª° the¹ grass,ª andª the¹ flowerª thereofª falleth,ª° andª the¹ graceª of the¹ fashionª of itª perisheth:ª° soª alsoª shall²° the¹ rich manª fade awayª° inª his²¹ ways.ª" {Jms 1:10-11} + "Whereasª ye knowª° notª whatª [shall be] on the¹ morrow.ª Forª whatª [is] yourª life?ª It isª° evenª a vapour,ª that² appeareth¹ for²°¹ a little time,ª andª thenª vanisheth away.ª°" {Jms 4:14} + "Andª the¹ worldª passeth away,ª° andª the¹ lustª thereof:²¹ butª he that doethª° the¹ willª of Godª abidethª° for² ever.ª¹" {1Jn 2:17}
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