The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
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Gill's Exposition
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth,.... And so does man, and all his glory and goodliness:
because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: alluding to some impetuous and blasting wind blowing…
Barnes' Notes
The grass withereth - Soon withers. Its beauty is soon gone. The flower fadeth - Soon fades; or fades when the wind of Yahweh passes over it. So is also with man. He loses his vigor, and dies at once…
The time to favour Zion, yea, the set time, having come, the people of God must be prepared, by repentance and faith, for the favours designed them; and, in order to call them to both these, we have…
Cambridge Bible
the spirit of the Lord Better as R.V. the breath of the LORD, i.e. the wind (Psa 103:16), specially the scorching east-wind (Hos 13:15) or Sirocco, which blows chiefly in the spring, blighting the…