Dictionary of Bible Themes The source and foundation of a tree or plant, anchoring it to the soil, usually found beneath the surface of the ground. Scripture contains literal, metaphorical and figurative references to roots. Job 30:4Roots of trees and plants See also Job 14:7-9Matthew 13:3-6 Mark 11:20-21 pp Mk 4:2-6 Revelation 22:16Jesus Christ as the "Root of David" See also Isaiah 11:1-5,10-12; 53:1-3Romans 15:8-12 Revelation 5:5 Job 29:18-20 The metaphorical use of roots See also Individuals and nations depicted as trees or plants with roots Judges 5:14Job 8:11-19; 18:5-17 Psalms 1:3; 80:14-15 Isaiah 5:22-24; 14:30; 37:30-32 Jeremiah 17:7-8 Ezekiel 17:1-10; 31:3-9 the LORD's sign to Hezekiah Daniel 4:13-16,23-26Hosea 9:16; 14:5 Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a tree: Malachi 4:1Matthew 3:10 Matthew 13:18-21 pp Lk 3:9 pp Mk 4:13-17 Matthew 15:13pp Lk 8:11-13 Romans 11:13-21the parable of the sower 1 Timothy 6:10See also Sources and foundations described as roots Job 19:28; 28:9Proverbs 12:12 Isaiah 14:29 Amos 2:9 Jonah 2:6 Hebrews 12:15 See also Bitter roots Deuteronomy 29:18Colossians 2:6-7 Roots as a symbol of stability and growth See also Taking root 2 Kings 19:30Job 5:3 Psalms 80:8-9 Isaiah 27:6; 40:24 Jeremiah 12:2 Ephesians 3:14-19 Job 19:10 See also Being uprooted 1 Kings 14:15Psalms 52:5 Proverbs 10:30; 12:3 Jeremiah 1:10; 12:14-15; 31:28; 45:4 Ezekiel 17:9; 19:12 Jude 1:12 See also 2203 Christ, titles of4402 plants 4416 branch 4528 trees 5317 foundation 5953 stability 8443 growth |
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