Isaiah 37:27
“Therefore their inhabitants had little power,
They were terrorized and shamed;
They were like the grass of the field and the green vegetation,
Like grass on the housetops and like a field [of grain] scorched before it is grown.
Psalm 129:6
Let them be like the grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
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.”
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.
Psalm 37:2
For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.
Psalm 90:5-6
You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep [forgotten as soon as they are gone];
In the morning they are like grass which grows anew—
Psalm 92:7
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
Psalm 103:15
As for man, his days are like grass;
Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
Psalm 127:1-2
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
Isaiah 19:16
In that day the Egyptians will become like [helpless] women, and they will tremble and be frightened because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He is going to wave over them.
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 5:10
“Go up through the rows of Jerusalem’s vineyards and destroy [them],
But do not completely destroy everything.
Strip away her branches and the tendrils [of her vines],
For they are not the Lord’s.
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.’”
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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Their inhabitants
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Their inhabitants
‘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.
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
“Go up through the rows of Jerusalem’s vineyards and destroy [them],
But do not completely destroy everything.
Strip away her branches and the tendrils [of her vines],
For they are not the Lord’s.
As the grass of
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.
For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.
You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep [forgotten as soon as they are gone];
In the morning they are like grass which grows anew—
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
As for man, his days are like grass;
Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
Let them be like the grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers
And the flower falls off,