1:30 For you will be like a tree whose leaves wither,
like an orchard 1 that is unwatered.
40:8 The grass dries up,
the flowers wither,
but the decree of our God is forever reliable.” 2
1 tn Or “a garden” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
2 tn Heb “but the word of our God stands forever.” In this context the divine “word” specifically refers to his decreed promise assuring Jerusalem that her suffering is over and his glorious return imminent (vv. 1-5).