Verse 7
(7) The spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it.—Better, the breath, or the wind of Jehovah, as we are still in the region of the parable, and the agency is destructive, and not quickening. A “wind of Jehovah” would be a mighty storm-blast, tearing up the grass and hurling it to destruction. The image of the fading flower reminds us of the well-known Homeric simile, “As are the generations of leaves, so are those of men.” (Comp. Psalms 103:15-16.)
The word of our God . . .—Primarily the prophetic word revealing the will of God, but including all manifestations of His being (Psalms 119:41; Psalms 119:65; Psalms 119:89; John 1:1).
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