Isaiah 37:31

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“And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.”

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BSBPD

“And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it hath continued--the escaped Of the house of Judah that hath been left--To take root beneath, And it hath made fruit upward.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 37:31 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 19:30And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.
  2. Psalms 80:9You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
  3. Isaiah 1:9Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
  4. Isaiah 6:13And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”
  5. Isaiah 10:20On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
  6. Isaiah 10:21A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob— to the Mighty God.
  7. Isaiah 10:22Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness.
  8. Isaiah 27:6In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
  9. Isaiah 65:9And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.
  10. Jeremiah 30:19Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
  11. Jeremiah 44:28Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!
  12. Romans 9:27Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
  13. Romans 11:5In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
  14. Galatians 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.

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