Isaiah 40:24

King James Version:

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Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely their stem taken root in the ground, when he blows on them, they dry up, and the whirlwind carries them off like straw.

Berean Standard Bible:

No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.

American Standard Version:

Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Yea, they shall not be planted{H5193}; yea, they shall not be sown{H2232}: yea, their stock{H1503} shall not take root{H8327} in the earth{H776}: and he shall also blow{H5398} upon them, and they shall wither{H3001}, and the whirlwind{H5591} shall take{H5375} them away as stubble{H7179}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Isaiah 41:16

  • Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, [and] shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 17:13

  • The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but [God] shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

Jeremiah 23:19

  • Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.

2 Kings 10:11

  • So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

Isaiah 17:11

  • In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: [but] the harvest [shall be] a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

Isaiah 37:7

  • Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

Job 18:16

  • His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

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Commentary for Isaiah 40:24

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H5193
    There are 55 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָטַע
    Transliteration: nâṭaʻ
    Pronunciation: naw-tah'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively); fastened, plant(-er).
  2. Strong's Number: H2232
    There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זָרַע
    Transliteration: zâraʻ
    Pronunciation: zaw-rah'
    Description: a primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify; bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
  3. Strong's Number: H1503
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גֶּזַע
    Transliteration: gezaʻ
    Pronunciation: geh'-zah
    Description: from an unused root meaning to cut down (trees); the trunk or stump of atree (as felled or as planted); stem, stock.
  4. Strong's Number: H8327
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁרַשׁ
    Transliteration: shârash
    Pronunciation: shaw-rash'
    Description: a primitive root; to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it; (take, cause to take) root (out).
  5. Strong's Number: H776
    There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶץ
    Transliteration: ʼerets
    Pronunciation: eh'-rets
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  6. Strong's Number: H5398
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָשַׁף
    Transliteration: nâshaph
    Pronunciation: naw-shaf'
    Description: a primitive root; to breeze, i.e. blow up fresh (as the wind); blow.
  7. Strong's Number: H3001
    There are 67 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָבֵשׁ
    Transliteration: yâbêsh
    Pronunciation: yaw-bashe'
    Description: a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage); be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), [idiom] utterly, wither (away).
  8. Strong's Number: H5591
    There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סַעַר
    Transliteration: çaʻar
    Pronunciation: sah'-ar
    Description: or (feminine) סְעָרָה; from סָעַר; a hurricane; storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.
  9. Strong's Number: H5375
    There are 611 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָשָׂא
    Transliteration: nâsâʼ
    Pronunciation: naw-saw'
    Description: or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.
  10. Strong's Number: H7179
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קַשׁ
    Transliteration: qash
    Pronunciation: kash
    Description: from קָשַׁשׁ; straw (as dry); stubble.