6. The voice of one saying, “Cry!”One said, “What shall I cry?”“All flesh is like grass,and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
7. The grass withers,the flower fades,because the Lord’s breath blows on it.Surely the people are like grass.
8. The grass withers,the flower fades;but the word of our God stands forever.”
9. You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain.You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength.Lift it up. Don’t be afraid.Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold, your God!”
10. Behold, the Lord GOD will come as a mighty one,and his arm will rule for him.Behold, his reward is with him,and his recompense before him.
11. He will feed his flock like a shepherd.He will gather the lambs in his arm,and carry them in his bosom.He will gently lead those who have their young.
12. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,and marked off the sky with his span,and calculated the dust of the earth in a measuring basket,and weighed the mountains in scales,and the hills in a balance?