Isaiah

Isaiah 40:24

²⁴No 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No sooner	אַ֣ף	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
are they planted	נִטָּ֗עוּ	niṭ·ṭā·‘ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5193 strike, fix, plant
no sooner	אַ֚ף	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
are they sown	זֹרָ֔עוּ	zō·rā·‘ū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H2232 sow, scatter seed
no sooner	אַ֛ף	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
have their stems	גִּזְעָ֑ם	giz·‘ām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1503 stock, stem
taken root	שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ	šō·rêš	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8327 deal with the roots
in the ground	בָּאָ֖רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
than	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
He blows	נָשַׁ֤ף	nā·šap̄	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5398 blow
on them	בָּהֶם֙	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and they wither	וַיִּבָ֔שׁוּ	way·yi·ḇā·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
and a whirlwind	וּסְעָרָ֖ה	ū·sə·‘ā·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5591 tempest
sweeps them away	תִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ס	tiś·śā·’êm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
like stubble	כַּקַּ֥שׁ	kaq·qaš	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7179 stubble, chaff

Cross-references

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Isaiah 41:16 · Haggai 1:9 · Isaiah 17:13 · Jeremiah 23:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.