Isaiah 40:6

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:

Cross-reference

Isaiah 40:3 Parallel

Isaiah 40:3 introduces a 'voice crying' to prepare the way; 40:6 continues with another voice crying about human frailty, both within the same oracle.

Isaiah 37:27 uses the same grass-withering image for enemy nations – reinforcing human frailty.

Isaiah 51:12 directly cites 'grass' for mortal humans, echoing the same metaphor of frailty from Isaiah 40:6.

Isaiah 64:6 Parallel

Isaiah 64:6 uses withering leaf imagery, paralleling the transient nature of humanity as in Isaiah 40:6.

Isaiah 58:1 Parallel

Isaiah 58:1 commands the prophet to 'cry aloud' against sin, similar to the 'cry' commission in 40:6, but with a different message.

1 Peter 1:24 directly quotes Isaiah 40:6-8, citing the grass-flower metaphor to contrast with enduring word.

Job 14:2 Parallel

Job 14:2 compares human life to a flower that withers – exactly the same metaphor.

Psalm 90:5 Parallel

Psalm 90:5 likens humans to grass renewed in the morning – echoes the transience theme.

Psalm 90:6 Parallel

Psalm 90:6 says grass flourishes then fades and withers – direct parallel to 40:6's flower of the field.

Psalm 102:11 uses the same grass-withering imagery to describe personal frailty and the brevity of life.

Psalm 103:15 directly parallels the metaphor: man's days are like grass, flourishing like a flower.

Psalm 103:16 continues the grass metaphor, noting the wind carries it away — reinforcing transience.

James 1:11 Allusion

James 1:11 expands the withering scene with the scorching sun, showing the rich fading like grass.

James 1:10 Allusion

James 1:10 echoes Isaiah's metaphor, applying the flower's passing to the rich who will fade.

1 John 2:17 Parallel

1 John 2:17 contrasts the passing world with those who do God's will, directly echoing the fading grass vs enduring word.

2 Kings 19:26 compares powerless inhabitants to grass and grain — an earlier OT use of the grass metaphor for frailty.

Luke 12:28 Allusion

Luke 12:28 parallels Matthew 6:30, using grass to teach about God's care — a direct echo of Isaiah 40:6's imagery.

Matthew 6:30 uses grass as an example of God's provision, directly echoing the transience theme from Isaiah 40:6.

Job 7:6 Related theme

Job 7:6 echoes the brevity of life theme — days swift as a weaver's shuttle, reinforcing the 'all flesh is grass' metaphor.

1 Chronicles 29:15 Related theme

1 Chronicles 29:15 compares human days to a passing shadow — same theme of life's brevity as the grass metaphor.