Isaiah 37:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.”
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“Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as a field of grain before it is grown up.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And their inhabitants are feeble-handed, They were broken down, and are dried up. They have been the herb of the field, And the greenness of the tender grass, Grass of the roofs, And blasted corn, before it hath risen up.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 37:27 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 14:9Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”
- 2 Kings 19:26Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.
- Psalms 37:2For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
- Psalms 90:5You whisk them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—
- Psalms 92:7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;
- Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
- Psalms 129:6May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
- Isaiah 19:16In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.
- Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
- Jeremiah 5:10Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
- Jeremiah 37:10Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”
- Ezekiel 35:13You boasted against Me with your mouth and multiplied your words against Me. I heard it Myself!
- James 1:10But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
- 1 Peter 1:24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
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