Initially, we can often hear the first part of today’s passage in a negative tone. It gives off a bit of a “look at these idiots” vibe at first glance:
A voice says, “Shout!”
I said, “What shall I shout?”“These people are nothing but grass,
their love fragile as wildflowers.
The grass withers, the wildflowers fade,
if God so much as puffs on them.
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