Verse 17

His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 18:16 : 16 His roots shall be dried up beneath. Above shall his branch be cut off.
  • Job 29:19 : 19 My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
  • Isa 5:24 : 24 Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have rejected the law of Yahweh of Armies, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 40:24 : 24 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.
  • Jer 12:1-2 : 1 You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously? 2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
  • Mark 11:20 : 20 As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;