Topical Bible: Leaves

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In the Bible, leaves are often mentioned in various contexts, symbolizing life, healing, and the passage of time. They appear in both literal and metaphorical senses, contributing to the rich tapestry of biblical imagery.

Creation and the Fall

The first mention of leaves in the Bible occurs in the account of the Fall in Genesis. After Adam and Eve eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, they realize their nakedness and sew fig leaves together to make coverings for themselves (Genesis 3:7). This act signifies the first human attempt to address sin and shame through their own efforts, highlighting the inadequacy of human solutions apart from divine intervention.

Symbol of Prosperity and Judgment

Leaves are frequently used as symbols of prosperity and divine blessing. In Psalm 1:3, the righteous man is likened to "a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does" . Here, the evergreen leaf represents vitality and the enduring nature of a life rooted in God's law.

Conversely, withering leaves can symbolize judgment and the consequences of turning away from God. In Isaiah 64:6, the prophet laments, "All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind, our sins sweep us away" . This imagery underscores the transient nature of human righteousness apart from divine grace.

Healing and Restoration

Leaves also play a significant role in the imagery of healing and restoration. In Ezekiel's vision of the river flowing from the temple, the trees on either side of the river bear fruit every month, and "their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing" (Ezekiel 47:12). This vision points to the life-giving and restorative power of God's presence.

Similarly, in the Book of Revelation, the Tree of Life is described as bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month, and "the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations" (Revelation 22:2). This eschatological promise reflects the ultimate restoration and healing that God will bring to creation.

Parables and Teachings of Jesus

Jesus uses the imagery of leaves in His teachings to convey spiritual truths. In the Parable of the Fig Tree, He warns of the signs of the times, saying, "When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near" (Matthew 24:32). The budding leaves serve as a metaphor for recognizing the signs of His coming and the fulfillment of God's kingdom.

In another instance, Jesus curses a fig tree for having leaves but no fruit, illustrating the importance of genuine faith and the danger of outward appearances without inward substance (Mark 11:12-14). This act serves as a powerful lesson on the necessity of bearing spiritual fruit.

Conclusion

Throughout Scripture, leaves are imbued with rich symbolism, representing life, prosperity, judgment, healing, and spiritual truth. They serve as reminders of God's provision, the consequences of sin, and the hope of restoration through His redemptive plan.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Plural of Leaf.

2. (n.) pl. of Leaf.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

LEAF; LEAVES

lef, levz: Used in three different senses, with reference:

(1) To trees (`aleh, "a coming up"), Genesis 3:7; Genesis 8:11 Leviticus 26:36 (Tereph); Ezekiel 17:9; phullon. Figuratively

(a) of spiritual blessings (Ezekiel 47:12; compare Revelation 22:2) and prosperity (Psalm 1:3);

(b) of moral decay (Isaiah 64:6), and

(c) of a formal, empty profession (Matthew 21:19).

(2) To a book (deleth), Jeremiah 36:23 (margin "columns"; see 36:2); as the parchment was gradually unfolded the successive columns could be read.

(3) To doors (tsela`, "side," qela`,"a screen," "hanging"), 1 Kings 6:34. The door of the Holy Place consisted of two halves, but each half had two leaves (compare Ezekiel 41:24).

M. O. Evans

Greek

4076. peganon -- rue (a plant with thick, fleshy leaves)
... rue (a plant with thick, fleshy leaves). Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration:
peganon Phonetic Spelling: (pay'-gan-on) Short Definition: rue, a plant ...
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4742a. stibas -- a bed of leaves or rushes
... 4742, 4742a. stibas. 4742b . a bed of leaves or rushes. Transliteration:
stibas Short Definition: branches. Word Origin from steibo ...
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4742. stigma -- a bed of leaves or rushes
... a bed of leaves or rushes. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: stigma
Phonetic Spelling: (stig'-mah) Short Definition: a mark or brand Definition: a ...
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5352. phthinoporinos -- autumnal
... From derivative of phthino (to wane; akin to the base of phtheiro) and opora (meaning
late autumn); autumnal (as stripped of leaves) -- whose fruit withereth. ...
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2641. kataleipo -- to leave, leave behind
... Word Origin from kata and leipo Definition to leave, leave behind NASB Word Usage
forsaking (1), kept (1), leave (4), leaves behind (1), leaving (3), leaving ...
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4846. sumpnigo -- to choke
... aligning with sin). Doing this (His life-supply, note the prefix, ) and
leaves them (stalled, spiritually suffocated). [4846 () is ...
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1982. episkiazo -- to overshadow
... envelop. 1982 (from 1909 , "upon" and , "to cast shade") -- properly, to
cast a shadow ; , which leaves a natural (apt) result. 1982 ...
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5563. chorizo -- to separate, divide
... Moulton-Milligan, 696). Word Origin from choris Definition to separate, divide NASB
Word Usage leave (5), leaves (1), left (1), separate (4), separated (2). ...
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5422. phrenapatao -- to deceive the mind
... become the victim of one's own confused -- which then God for it or makes others
"the scapegoat." This mind-set is detached from reality and leaves someone in ...
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672. apochoreo -- to go away, depart
... Word Origin from apo and choreo Definition to go away, depart NASB Word
Usage depart (1), leave (1), leaves (1), left (1). depart. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6074. ophiy, -- leafage, foliage
... 6073, 6074. ophiy,. 6074a . leafage, foliage. Transliteration: ophiy,
Phonetic Spelling: (of-ee') Short Definition: leaves. leaves ...
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1817. deleth -- a door
... Word Origin from dalah Definition a door NASB Word Usage columns (1), door (21),
door and leaves (1), doors (45), doors had leaves (1), gates (11), gateway (1 ...
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6763. tsela -- rib, side
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition rib, side NASB Word Usage boards (3),
chambers (1), hillside* (1), leaves (1), one...another (1), rib (1), ribs (1 ...
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7050b. qela -- a curtain, hanging
... Word Origin from qala Definition a curtain, hanging NASB Word Usage hangings (15),
leaves (1). 7050a, 7050b. qela. 7051 . Strong's Numbers.
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5800a. azab -- to leave, forsake, loose
... forsaking (1), forsook (16), free (5), full* (1), give...vent (1), ignores (1),
leave (26), leave them undone (1), leave your behind (1), leaves (2), leaving (1 ...
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2964. tereph -- prey, food, a leaf
... Word Origin from taraph Definition prey, food, a leaf NASB Word Usage food
(4), leaves (1), prey (17), torn (1). leaf, meat, prey, spoil. ...
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4731. maqqel -- a rod, staff
... Or (feminine) maqqlah {mak-kel-aw'}; from an unused root meaning apparently to
germinate; a shoot, ie Stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding ...
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369. ayin -- nothing, nought
... a nor (1), having no (2), helpless* (1), incurable* (1), infinite* (1), infrequent*
(1), innumerable* (1), inscrutable* (1), lack (4), lacks (1), leaves no (1 ...
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5157. nachal -- to get or take as a possession
... a possession (1), give...possession (1), have (2), have an inheritance (2), inherit
(16), inheritance (8), inherited (3), inherits (1), leaves an inheritance (1 ...
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5929. aleh -- leaf, leafage
... Definition: leaf. Word Origin from alah Definition leaf, leafage NASB Word
Usage branches (5), leaf (9), leaves (4). branch, leaf. From ...
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Library

Nothing but Leaves
... NOTHING BUT LEAVES. ... He saw it from afar, 'having leaves,' and that was why, three
months before the time, He went to look if there were figs on it. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/nothing but leaves.htm

Nothing but Leaves
... Nothing But Leaves. A Sermon (No.555). ... Rev. CH SPURGEON,. At the Metropolitan
Tabernacle, Newington. "He found nothing but leaves.""Mark 11:13. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 10 1864/nothing but leaves.htm

Death of Constantius, who Leaves his Son Constantine Emperor.
... The Life of the blessed emperor constantine, by eusebius pamphilus. Book I. Chapter
XXI."Death of Constantius, who leaves his Son Constantine Emperor. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxi death of constantius who.htm

Whether the Believer who Leaves his Unbelieving Wife Can Take ...
... OF DISPARITY OF WORSHIP AS AN IMPEDIMENT TO MARRIAGE (SIX ARTICLES) Whether the
believer who leaves his unbelieving wife can take another wife? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the believer who leaves.htm

The Saint Leaves Her Monastery of the Incarnation for a Time, at ...
... Chapter XXXIV. The Saint Leaves Her Monastery of the Incarnation for a Time,
at the Command of Her Superior. Consoles an Afflicted Widow. ...
/.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/chapter xxxiv the saint leaves.htm

Leaves College. Goes to Alexandria, Ky. An Adventure in Ohio. A ...
... PART I."AUTOBIOGRAPHY. CHAPTER IX. Leaves College. Goes to Alexandria, Ky. ... Makes
Some Money. Buys a Nice Home. Leaves College. Goes to Alexandria, Ky. ...
/.../chapter ix leaves college goes.htm

Faustus Rejects the Old Testament Because it Leaves no Room for ...
... Book XV. Faustus rejects the Old Testament because it leaves no room for Christ.
Christ the one Bridegroom suffices for His Bride the Church. ...
/.../faustus rejects the old testament.htm

Birth of Honorius. Theodosius Leaves Arcadius at Constantinople ...
... Chapter XIV."Birth of Honorius. Theodosius leaves Arcadius at Constantinople, and
proceeds to Italy. Succession of the Novatian and other Patriarchs. ...
/.../chapter xiv birth of honorius theodosius.htm

Athanasius Leaves Alexandria to Go to Constantius, but is Stopped ...
... Chapter II. 27. Athanasius leaves Alexandria to go to Constantius, but
is stopped by the news of the banishment of the Bishops. ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/27 athanasius leaves alexandria to.htm

Ignatius Leaves his Native Land --What He did at Montserrat and at ...
... CHAPTER II IGNATIUS LEAVES HIS NATIVE LAND"WHAT HE DID AT MONTSERRAT AND
AT MANRESA. Ignatius, starting from his father's house ...
/.../loyola/the autobiography of st ignatius/chapter ii ignatius leaves his.htm

Thesaurus

Leaves (55 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. LEAF; LEAVES. ... The door of the Holy Place consisted of
two halves, but each half had two leaves (compare Ezekiel 41:24). MO Evans. ...
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Turning-leaves (1 Occurrence)
Turning-leaves. Turning, Turning-leaves. Turnings . Multi-Version
Concordance Turning-leaves (1 Occurrence). Ezekiel ...
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Fig-leaves (1 Occurrence)
Fig-leaves. Fights, Fig-leaves. Figs . Multi-Version Concordance
Fig-leaves (1 Occurrence). Genesis 3:7 And the eyes ...
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Leafy (22 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl) Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the
leafy forest. 2. (superl) Consisting of leaves. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Leaf (20 Occurrences)
... The barren fig-tree had nothing but leaves (Matthew 21:19; Mark 11:13). ... 4. (vi) To
shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May. ...
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Foliage (14 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Leaves, collectively; as, a tree or forest
of beautiful foliage. 2. (n.) A cluster of leaves, flowers ...
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Palms (20 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 8:15 and that they proclaim and cause to pass over all their cities, (and
in Jerusalem,) saying, 'Go ye out to the mount, and bring leaves of the olive ...
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Myrtle (7 Occurrences)
... of Olives), excepting in the gardens, yet they still exist in many of the glens
about Jerusalem, where we have often seen its dark shining leaves and white ...
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Apiece (12 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS). Ezekiel 41:24 The doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves: two
leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other. (WEB KJV JPS ASV RSV). ...
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Swinging (2 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Ezekiel 41:24 The doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves: two
leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other. (See NAS RSV). ...
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Resources

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Concordance

Leaves (55 Occurrences)

Matthew 4:11
Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
(DBY)

Matthew 21:19
Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever!" Immediately the fig tree withered away.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 24:32
"Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 11:13
Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 12:19
"Teacher, Moses wrote to us,'If a man's brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.'
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 13:28
"Now from the fig tree, learn this parable. When the branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near;
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 13:34
"It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.
(See RSV NIV)

Luke 9:39
Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams, and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely.
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 20:28
They asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.
(See NIV)

Luke 21:30
As soon as they have shot out their leaves, you know at a glance that summer is now near.
(WEY BBE NAS NIV)

John 10:12
He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn't own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them.
(WEB WEY DBY NAS RSV)

1 Corinthians 7:15
But if the one who is not a Christian has a desire to go away, let it be so: the brother or the sister in such a position is not forced to do one thing or the other: but it is God's pleasure that we may be at peace with one another.
(See NAS NIV)

2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, a repentance not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world finally produces death.
(See NIV)

Hebrews 4:1
Therefore let us be on our guard lest perhaps, while He still leaves us a promise of being admitted to His rest, some one of you should be found to have fallen short of it.
(WEY)

Jude 1:12
These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
(WEB ASV)

Revelation 22:2
in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.
(See RSV)

Genesis 3:7
The eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 44:22
And we said unto my lord: The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
(See NIV)

Exodus 21:33
"If a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and doesn't cover it, and a bull or a donkey falls into it,
(See RSV)

Exodus 28:35
Aaron is to put it on for his holy work; and the sound of it will be clear, when he goes into the holy place before the Lord, and when he comes out, keeping him safe from death.
(See NAS)

Numbers 27:8
You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying,'If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 24:2
When she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.
(See NAS NIV)

Deuteronomy 28:51
And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed; that also shall not leave thee corn, wine, or oil, the increase of thy kine, or the young of thy flock, until he have caused thee to perish.
(See NAS)

1 Kings 6:34
and two doors of fir wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 22:3
And iron in abundance for nails for leaves of the gates, and for couplings, hath David prepared, and brass in abundance -- there is no weighing.
(YLT)

Nehemiah 8:15
and that they proclaim and cause to pass over all their cities, (and in Jerusalem,) saying, 'Go ye out to the mount, and bring leaves of the olive, and leaves of the oil tree, and leaves of the myrtle, and leaves of the palms, and leaves of thick trees, to make booths as it is written.'
(YLT)

Job 16:6
"Though I speak, my grief is not subsided. Though I forbear, what am I eased?
(See RSV)

Job 21:21
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined.
(See NIV)

Job 30:4
They are pulling off the salt leaves from the brushwood, and making a meal of roots.
(BBE RSV)

Job 39:14
For she leaves her eggs on the earth, warms them in the dust,
(WEB RSV)

Job 41:32
He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair.
(See RSV NIV)

Psalms 1:3
He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.
(BBE)

Psalms 29:9
At the voice of the Lord the roes give birth, the leaves are taken from the trees: in his Temple everything says, Glory.
(BBE)

Proverbs 2:17
Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
(See NAS)

Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 15:10
There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 28:3
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 1:30
For you will be like a tree whose leaves have become dry, and like a garden without water.
(BBE NIV)

Isaiah 32:6
For the foolish man will say foolish things, having evil thoughts in his heart, working what is unclean, and talking falsely about the Lord, to keep food from him who is in need of it, and water from him whose soul is desiring it.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 33:9
The land mourneth and languisheth; Lebanon is confounded and withereth away; Sharon is like a desert; and Bashan and Carmel shake off 'their leaves'.
(ASV BBE RSV NIV)

Isaiah 34:4
And all the host of heaven shall moulder away, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig-tree.
(See RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 3:1
They say, If a man puts away his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man's, will he go back to her again? will not that land have been made unclean? but though you have been acting like a loose woman with a number of lovers, will you now come back to me? says the Lord.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 3:20
Truly, as a wife is false to her husband, so have you been false to me, O Israel, says the Lord.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 8:13
I will utterly consume them, saith the LORD; there are no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf is faded; and I gave them that which they transgress.
(See RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 17:8
And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 36:23
It happened, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that the king cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Ezekiel 17:6
And its growth went on and it became a vine, low and widely stretching, whose branches were turned to him and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, putting out branches and young leaves.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 17:9
Say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from its roots.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 41:24
The doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves: two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 47:12
And by the edge of the river, on this side and on that, will come up every tree used for food, whose leaves will ever be green and its fruit will not come to an end: it will have new fruit every month, because its waters come out from the holy place: the fruit will be for food and the leaf will make well those who are ill.
(BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 4:12
The leaves of it were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all: the animals of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Daniel 4:14
He cried aloud, and said thus, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Daniel 4:21
whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Zechariah 11:17
Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will be on his arm, and on his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!"
(WEB NAS)

Subtopics

Leaves

Leaves Leaf

Related Terms

Turning-leaves (1 Occurrence)

Fig-leaves (1 Occurrence)

Leafy (22 Occurrences)

Leaf (20 Occurrences)

Foliage (14 Occurrences)

Palms (20 Occurrences)

Myrtle (7 Occurrences)

Apiece (12 Occurrences)