Isaiah 40:7
The grass withers and the flowers fall
What it says
All flesh and its beauty are compared to grass and flowers that wither when the breath of the LORD blows on them.
What it is doing
This verse exposes the fragility of human life under God's sovereign breath.
In context
6A voice says, “Cry out!” 7The grass withers and the flowers fall 8The grass withers and the flowers fall,