The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
The grass withereth ... because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it - or, the wind of Yahweh (Psalms 103:16). The withering east wind of those countries sent by Yahweh (Jonah 4:8). But the Spirit of Yahweh is what sends the 'blast' upon proud but frail man; as He did upon Sennacherib (Isaiah 38:7).
The people (Hebrew, ha'am) - rather, this people (Lowth), which may refer to the Babylonians (Rosenmuller); but better, mankind in general, as in Isaiah 42:5; so Isaiah 40:6, "all flesh;" this whole race - i:e., man.