Verse 17

By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 18:16 : 16 From beneath his roots are dried up, And from above cut off is his crop.
  • Job 29:19 : 19 My root is open unto the waters, And dew doth lodge on my branch.
  • Isa 5:24 : 24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised.
  • Isa 40:24 : 24 Yea, they have not been planted, Yea, they have not been sown, Yea, not taking root in the earth is their stock, And also He hath blown upon them, and they wither, And a whirlwind as stubble taketh them away.
  • Jer 12:1-2 : 1 Righteous `art' Thou, O Jehovah, When I plead towards thee, Only, judgments do I speak with Thee, Wherefore did the way of the wicked prosper? At rest have been all treacherous dealers. 2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near `art' Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins.
  • Mark 11:20 : 20 And in the morning, passing by, they saw the fig-tree having been dried up from the roots,
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These are in your love-feasts craggy rocks; feasting together with you, without fear shepherding themselves; clouds without water, by winds carried about; trees autumnal, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;