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In these verses Peter quotes a passage from the prophet Isaiah relating to what he has just said about them being born of imperishable seed.
All flesh is like grass, and all its
The word "flesh" refers to humanity. The prophet Isaiah compares humanity to grass that grows and dies quickly. Alternate translation: "All people will die like grass dies, and all their" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
glory is like the wild flower of the grass
Here the word "glory" refers to beauty or goodness. Isaiah compares the things that people consider to be good or beautiful about humanity to flowers that die quickly. Alternate translation: "goodness soon stops, just as flowers soon die" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)