- their root:
- "[As for] Ephraim,ª their gloryª shall fly awayª° like a bird,ª from the birth,ª°¹ and from the womb,ª¹ and from the conception.ª¹ ... Ephraim,ª as¹ I sawª° Tyrus,ª [is] plantedª° in a pleasant place:ª but Ephraimª shall bring forthª° his childrenª to¹ the murderer.ª°" {Hsa 9:11-13} + "His rootsª shall be dried upª° beneath,¹¹ and aboveª¹ shall his branchª be cut off.ª°" {Job 18:16} + "Therefore¹ as the fireª devourethª° the stubble,ª and the flameª² consumethª° the chaff,ª [so] their rootª shall be¹ as rottenness,ª and their blossomª shall go upª° as dust:ª because¹ they have cast awayª°¹ the lawª of the LORDª of hosts,ª and despisedª° the wordª of the Holy Oneª of Israel.ª" {Isa 5:24} + "Yea,¹ they shall not¹ be planted;ª° yea,¹ they shall not¹ be sown:ª° yea,¹ their stockª shall not¹ take rootª° in the earth:ª and he shall also¹ blowª° upon them, and they shall wither,ª° and the whirlwindª shall take²° them away¹ as stubble.ª" {Isa 40:24} + "For,¹ behold,¹ the dayª cometh,ª° that shall burnª° as an oven;ª and all¹ the proud,ª yea, and all¹ that doª° wickedly,ª shall be¹ stubble:ª and the dayª that comethª° shall burn them up,ª°¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª that¹ it shall leaveª° them neither¹ rootª nor branch.ª" {Mal 4:1}
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