Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow; New Living Translation May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown, English Standard Version Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up, Berean Standard Bible May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow, King James Bible Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: New King James Version Let them be as the grass on the housetops, Which withers before it grows up, New American Standard Bible May they be like grass upon the housetops, Which withers before it grows up; NASB 1995 Let them be like grass upon the housetops, Which withers before it grows up; NASB 1977 Let them be like grass upon the housetops, Which withers before it grows up; Legacy Standard Bible Let them be like grass upon the rooftops, Which dries up before it grows up; Amplified Bible Let them be like the grass on the housetops, Which withers before it grows up, Christian Standard Bible Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it grows up Holman Christian Standard Bible Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it grows up American Standard Version Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up; Contemporary English Version May they be like grass on the flat roof of a house, grass that dries up as soon as it sprouts. English Revised Version Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: GOD'S WORD® Translation Make them be like grass on a roof, like grass that dries up before it produces a stalk. Good News Translation May they all be like grass growing on the housetops, which dries up before it can grow; International Standard Version May they become like a tuft of grass on a roof top, that withers before it takes root— Majority Standard Bible May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow, NET Bible May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up, New Heart English Bible Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up; Webster's Bible Translation Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it groweth up: World English Bible Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey are as grass of the roofs, "" That withers before it was drawn out, Young's Literal Translation They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth, Smith's Literal Translation They shall be as the grass of the roofs drying up before it was drawn out: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet them be as grass on the tops of houses: which withered before it be plucked up: Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible May they be like grass on the rooftops withered in early growth, New Revised Standard Version Let them be like the grass on the housetops that withers before it grows up, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet them be as the grass upon the house tops, which pulls out and withers when the wind strikes it, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They shall be like the grass of the rooftop which the wind pulls out and dries up when it blows upon it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth afore it springeth up; Brenton Septuagint Translation Let them be as the grass of the house-tops, which withers before it is plucked up. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Cords of the Wicked…5May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame. 6May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow, 7unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.… Cross References Isaiah 37:27 Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown. 2 Kings 19:26 Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown. Job 8:12 While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass. Isaiah 40:24 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. Hosea 13:3 Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window. Matthew 13:6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Mark 4:6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. James 1:11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits. 1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, Isaiah 44:4 They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams. Isaiah 1:30 For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water. Jeremiah 17:8 He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit. Ezekiel 17:24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’” Psalm 37:2 For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. Psalm 92:7 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. Treasury of Scripture Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which wither before it grows up: as the grass Psalm 37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Psalm 92:7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever: Jeremiah 17:5,6 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD… Jump to Previous Afore Drawn Dry Full Grass Grow Groweth Grows Growth Housetops House-Tops Plucked Roof Roofs Springeth Withereth WithersJump to Next Afore Drawn Dry Full Grass Grow Groweth Grows Growth Housetops House-Tops Plucked Roof Roofs Springeth Withereth WithersPsalm 129 1. An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great afflictions5. The haters of the church are cursed May they be This phrase is a call for divine intervention, a prayerful wish for the fate of the wicked. In the Hebrew text, the verb form suggests a jussive mood, indicating a desire or wish. The psalmist is invoking God's justice, reflecting a common theme in the Psalms where the righteous seek God's action against their oppressors. This reflects a deep trust in God's sovereignty and justice. like grass on the rooftops which withers before it can grow Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May they beיִ֭הְיוּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like grass כַּחֲצִ֣יר (ka·ḥă·ṣîr) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2682: Green grass, herbage on the rooftops, גַּגּ֑וֹת (gag·gō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1406: A roof, the top of an altar which withers יָבֵֽשׁ׃ (yā·ḇêš) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither before שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת (šeq·qaḏ·maṯ) Pronoun - relative | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6927: Antiquity, former state it can grow, שָׁלַ֣ף (šā·lap̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8025: To pull out, up, off Links Psalm 129:6 NIVPsalm 129:6 NLT Psalm 129:6 ESV Psalm 129:6 NASB Psalm 129:6 KJV Psalm 129:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 129:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 129:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 129:6 French Bible Psalm 129:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 129:6 Let them be as the grass (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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