Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff. New Living Translation They hardly get started, barely taking root, when he blows on them and they wither. The wind carries them off like chaff. English Standard Version Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Scarcely shall they be planted, Scarcely shall they be sown, Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth, When He will also blow on them, And they will wither, And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble. New American Standard Bible Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble. NASB 1995 Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble. NASB 1977 Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble. Legacy Standard Bible Scarcely have they been planted; Scarcely have they been sown; Scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble. Amplified Bible Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And a strong wind carries them away like stubble. Christian Standard Bible They are barely planted, barely sown, their stem hardly takes root in the ground when he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble. Holman Christian Standard Bible They are barely planted, barely sown, their stem hardly takes root in the ground when He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.” American Standard Version Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble. Aramaic Bible in Plain English They shall not plant and they shall not sow seed, and they shall not set a root in the earth; he shall blow on them and they shall dry up and a whirlwind shall pick up them like trash Brenton Septuagint Translation For they shall not plant, neither shall they sow, neither shall their root be fixed in the ground: he has blown upon them, and they are withered, and a storm shall carry them away like sticks. Contemporary English Version They are like flowers freshly sprung up and starting to grow. But when God blows on them, they wilt and are carried off like straw in a storm. Douay-Rheims Bible And surely their stock was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the earth: suddenly he hath blown upon them, and they are withered, and a whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. English Revised Version Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble. GOD'S WORD® Translation They have hardly been planted. They have hardly been sown. They have hardly taken root in the ground. Then he blows on them and they wither, and a windstorm sweeps them away like straw. Good News Translation They are like young plants, just set out and barely rooted. When the LORD sends a wind, they dry up and blow away like straw. International Standard Version No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the earth, than he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest sweeps them away like stubble. JPS Tanakh 1917 Scarce are they planted, Scarce are they sown, Scarce hath their stock taken root in the earth; When He bloweth upon them, they wither, And the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble. Literal Standard Version Indeed, they have not been planted, | Indeed, they have not been sown, | Indeed, their stock is not taking root in the earth, | And He has also blown on them, and they wither, | And a whirlwind takes them away as stubble. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely their stem rooted in the earth, When he breathes upon them and they wither, and the stormwind carries them away like straw. NET Bible Indeed, they are barely planted; yes, they are barely sown; yes, they barely take root in the earth, and then he blows on them, causing them to dry up, and the wind carries them away like straw. New Revised Standard Version Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows upon them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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 upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation Yea, they have not been planted, Yea, they have not been sown, Yea, not taking root in the earth is their stock, And also He hath blown upon them, and they wither, And a whirlwind as stubble taketh them away. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Here is Your God!…23He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless. 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. 25“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.… Cross References Psalm 83:13 Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind. Isaiah 17:13 The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale. Isaiah 40:7 The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. Isaiah 41:2 Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow. Isaiah 41:16 You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. Treasury of Scripture 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. they shall not be planted Isaiah 14:21,22 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities… Isaiah 17:11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. 1 Kings 21:21,22 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, … he shall also Isaiah 40:7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. Isaiah 11:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. Isaiah 30:33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. and the Isaiah 17:13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. Isaiah 41:16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. Job 21:18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. Jump to Previous Blow Bloweth Blows Breath Carries Dry Earth Grass Ground Merely Moreover Planted Root Scarce Scarcely Seed Sends Sown Stem Stock Storm Stubble Tempest Whirlwind WitherJump to Next Blow Bloweth Blows Breath Carries Dry Earth Grass Ground Merely Moreover Planted Root Scarce Scarcely Seed Sends Sown Stem Stock Storm Stubble Tempest Whirlwind WitherIsaiah 40 1. The promulgation of the Gospel3. The preaching of John Baptist foretold 9. The preaching of the apostles foretold 12. The prophet, by the omnipotence of God 18. And his incomparableness 26. Comforts the people. (24) They shall not be planted . . .--Better, Hardly are they planted, hardly are they sown. Such are empires before the eternity of Jehovah: so soon withered that we cannot say that they were ever really planted (Psalm 129:6).Verse 24. - They shall not be planted... shall not be sown... shall not take root. The verbs are all of them in the past tense. Translate, have not been planted,... sown, etc. The meaning is that princes and judges of the earth are not fixed in their places, have no firm root in the soil, are easily overturned. Even if the case were different, a breath from the Almighty would, as a matter of course, dry them up (see ver. 7) and blow them away. As stubble (comp. Isaiah 5:24; Psalm 83:13). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew No soonerאַ֣ף (’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though are they planted, נִטָּ֗עוּ (niṭ·ṭā·‘ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant no sooner אַ֚ף (’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though are they sown, זֹרָ֔עוּ (zō·rā·‘ū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify no sooner אַ֛ף (’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though have their stems גִּזְעָ֑ם (giz·‘ām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1503: The trunk, stump of a, tree taken root שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ (šō·rêš) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8327: To root, strike into the soil, to pluck from it in the ground, בָּאָ֖רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land than וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and He blows נָשַׁ֤ף (nā·šap̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5398: To breeze, blow up fresh on them בָּהֶם֙ (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew and they wither, וַיִּבָ֔שׁוּ (way·yi·ḇā·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither and a whirlwind וּסְעָרָ֖ה (ū·sə·‘ā·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5591: A hurricane sweeps them away תִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ (tiś·śā·’êm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take like stubble. כַּקַּ֥שׁ (kaq·qaš) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7179: Stubble, chaff Links Isaiah 40:24 NIVIsaiah 40:24 NLT Isaiah 40:24 ESV Isaiah 40:24 NASB Isaiah 40:24 KJV Isaiah 40:24 BibleApps.com Isaiah 40:24 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 40:24 Chinese Bible Isaiah 40:24 French Bible Isaiah 40:24 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 40:24 They are planted scarcely (Isa Isi Is) |