15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure. 16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden. 17 His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
Job 8:15–17
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Job 18:15–17
15 Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling. 16 The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. 17 The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
Job 14:8–10
8 If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, 9 at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling. 10 But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
Jeremiah 17:7–9
7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. 8 He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of…
Job 29:18–20
18 So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand. 19 My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches. 20 My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’
Job 40:21–23
21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh. 22 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. 23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
Ezekiel 19:12–14
12 But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them. 13 Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. 14 Fire has gone out from i…
Job 5:2–4
2 For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. 3 I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. 4 His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
Ezekiel 17:4–6
4 He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders. 5 He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow. 6 It sprouted and became…
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