Isaiah 40:8

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth,.... Which is repeated, to raise attention to it, as being a matter of importance, and for the confirmation of it:

but the word of our God shall stand for…

The grass withereth ... - This is repeated from the former verse for the sake of emphasis, or strong confirmation. But the word of our God - The phrase ‘word of our God,’ refers either to his promise…

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…

the word of our God is the word spoken by the prophets to Israel, the announcement of Jehovah's immutable purpose in the world; this is the one permanent factor in human history. It is a mistake to…