Job 18:16
His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.
Hosea 9:16
The people of Ephraim are like sick plants. Their roots are dried up. They have no fruit. Even if they were to have children, I would kill their dear children.
Job 15:30
He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.
Isaiah 5:24
You will go up in flames like straw and hay! You have rejected the law of the holy God Jehovah the All-Powerful Holy One of Israel. Now your roots will rot, and your blossoms will turn to dust.
Amos 2:9
Before them I destroyed the Amorite. His height was like the height of the cedars. He was strong like the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath!
Malachi 4:1
Jehovah of Hosts proclaims: The day is coming when all arrogant and evil people will burn like stubble. On that day they will burn up and there will be nothing left of them, either root or bough.
Job 29:19
My roots spread out to the waters, with the dew all night on my branches.
Job 5:3-4
I have seen a stubborn fool take root and I quickly cursed his house.