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Isaiah 40:24

40:23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
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.

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They are planted scarcely. They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. He merely blows on them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble.

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.

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

40:25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

What does Isaiah 40:24 mean?

Isaiah 40:24 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָטַע (nâṭaʻ), זָרַע (zâraʻ), גֶּזַע (gezaʻ).

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Yea,
they
shall
not
be
planted;נָטַעnâṭaʻ/naw-tah'/H5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
yea,
they
shall
not
be
sown:זָרַעzâraʻ/zaw-rah'/H2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
yea,
their
stockגֶּזַעgezaʻ/geh'-zah/H1503the trunk or stump of atree (as felled or as planted)
shall
not
take
rootשָׁרַשׁshârash/shaw-rash'/H8327to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it
in
the
earth:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
and
he
shall
also
blowנָשַׁףnâshaph/naw-shaf'/H5398to breeze, i.e. blow up fresh (as the wind)
upon
them,
and
they
shall
wither,יָבֵשׁyâbêsh/yaw-bashe'/H3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
and
the
whirlwindסַעַרçaʻar/sah'-ar/H5591a hurricane
shall
takeנָשָׂאnâsâʼ/naw-saw'/H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
them
away
as
stubble.קַשׁqash/kash/H7179straw (as dry)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 40:24.

2 Kings 19:29

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Isaiah 17:10

Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

Isaiah 37:30

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

Jeremiah 12:2

Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. they grow: Heb. they go on

Job 31:8

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

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What does Isaiah 40:24 say?

Isaiah 40:24 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Isaiah 40:24 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 40:24 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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