Isaiah 40:8

40:8 The grass dries up,

the flowers wither,

but the decree of our God is forever reliable.” ¹ 

Romans 3:31

3:31 Do we then nullify ²  the law through faith? Absolutely not! Instead ³  we uphold the law.

Romans 3:1

3:1 Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

Romans 1:25

1:25 They ⁴  exchanged the truth of God for a lie ⁵  and worshiped and served the creation ⁶  rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

[40:8]  ¹ 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).

[3:31]  ² tn Grk “render inoperative.”

[3:31]  ³ tn Grk “but” (Greek ἀλλά, alla).

[1:25]  ⁴ tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:25]  ⁵ tn Grk “the lie.”

[1:25]  ⁶ tn Or “creature, created things.”