Psalms 129:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,”
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“May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 129:6 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 41:23After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.
- 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 92:7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Isaiah 37:27Therefore 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.
- Jeremiah 17:5This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
- Matthew 13:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
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