Isaiah 40:24

Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

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Other Translations for Isaiah 40:24

BSB
No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.
AKJV
Yes, they shall not be planted; yes, they shall not be sown: yes, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow on them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
CPDV
And certainly, their stalk was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the ground. He has suddenly blown them across them, and they have withered, and a whirlwind will carry them away like chaff.
ERV
Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.
NHEB
They are planted scarcely. They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. He merely blows on them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble.
SMT
Also they were not planted: also they were not sown: also their stock took not root in the earth: and he also blew upon them and they will be dried up, and the storm will lift them up as straw.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Isaiah 40:24

YeatheyshallnotbeplantedH5193VerbyeatheyshallnotbesownH2232VerbyeatheirstockH1503Noun MasculineshallnottakerootH8327VerbintheearthH776Noun FeminineandheshallalsoblowH5398VerbuponthemandtheyshallwitherH3001andthewhirlwindH5591NounshalltakeH5375VerbthemawayasstubbleH7179Noun Masculine

Commentary for Isaiah 40:24

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Overview of Isaiah 40:24
Summary
Godless nations perish like blown stubble
Event
Nations destroyed by wind
Estimated Time Period
c. 700 BC
Category
Judgment