Verse 4

The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and withers; the prominent people of the earth fade away.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 33:9 : 9 The land dries up and withers away; the forest of Lebanon shrivels up and decays. Sharon is like the arid rift valley; Bashan and Carmel are parched.
• Hos 4:3 : 3 Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish. The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.
• Isa 2:11-12 : 11 Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. 12 Indeed, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud– they will be humiliated;
• Isa 3:26 : 26 Her gates will mourn and lament; deprived of her people, she will sit on the ground.
• Isa 28:1 : 1 The Lord Will Judge Samaria The splendid crown of Ephraim’s drunkards is doomed, the withering flower, its beautiful splendor, situated at the head of a rich valley, the crown of those overcome with wine.
• Isa 64:6 : 6 We are all like one who is unclean, all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. We all wither like a leaf; our sins carry us away like the wind.
• Jer 4:28 : 28 Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out.”
• Jer 12:4 : 4 How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast,“God will not see what happens to us.”