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. 18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
Job 8:16–18
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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
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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
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Jeremiah 17:5–7
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Isaiah 44:3–5
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Odes of Solomon 38:17–19
17 And my foundations were laid on the hand of the Lord: because He established me. (ODE) 18 For He set the root and watered it and fixed it and blessed it; and its fruits are for ever. (ODE) 19 It struck deep and sprung up and spread out, and was full and enlarged; (ODE)
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.’
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