2 Kings 19:26
‘Therefore their inhabitants were powerless,
They were shattered [in spirit] and put to shame;
They were like plants of the field, the green herb,
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
Numbers 11:23
The Lord said to Moses, “Is the Lord’s hand (ability, power) limited (short, inadequate)? You shall see now whether My word will come to pass for you or not.”
Numbers 14:9
Only do not rebel against the Lord; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”
Psalm 48:4-7
For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
They [came and] passed by together.
Psalm 92:7
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
Psalm 102:11
My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun];
And as for me, I wither away like grass.
Psalm 127:1
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
Psalm 129:6-8
Let them be like the grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
Isaiah 40:6-8
A voice says, “Call out [prophesy].”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”
[The voice answered:] All humanity is [as frail as] grass, and all that makes it attractive [its charm, its loveliness] is [momentary] like the flower of the field.
Jeremiah 37:10
For even if you had defeated the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained only the wounded men among them, yet they would rise up, every man confined in his tent, and burn down this city with fire.’”
Jeremiah 50:36-37
“A sword against the oracle priests (the babbling liars), and they will become fools!
A sword against her mighty warriors, and they will be shattered and destroyed!
Jeremiah 51:30
The mighty warriors of Babylon have ceased to fight;
They remain in their strongholds.
Their strength and power have failed;
They are becoming [weak and helpless] like women.
Their dwelling places are set on fire;
The
Jeremiah 51:32
And that the fords [across the Euphrates] have been blocked and [the ferries] seized,
And they have set the [great] marshes on fire,
And the men of war are terrified.
James 1:10-11
and the rich man is to glory in being humbled [by trials revealing human frailty, knowing true riches are found in the grace of God], for like the flower of the grass he will pass away.
1 Peter 1:24
For,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers
And the flower falls off,
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Of small power
They were
The grass
Bible References
Of small power
For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
They [came and] passed by together.
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
“A sword against the oracle priests (the babbling liars), and they will become fools!
A sword against her mighty warriors, and they will be shattered and destroyed!
The mighty warriors of Babylon have ceased to fight;
They remain in their strongholds.
Their strength and power have failed;
They are becoming [weak and helpless] like women.
Their dwelling places are set on fire;
The
They were
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun];
And as for me, I wither away like grass.
A voice says, “Call out [prophesy].”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”
[The voice answered:] All humanity is [as frail as] grass, and all that makes it attractive [its charm, its loveliness] is [momentary] like the flower of the field.
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers
And the flower falls off,
The grass
Let them be like the grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,