Parallel Verses

Webster

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

New American Standard Bible

“His roots are dried below,
And his branch is cut off above.

King James Version

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

Holman Bible

His roots below dry up,
and his branches above wither away.

International Standard Version

His roots wither underneath, while his branches above are being cut off.

A Conservative Version

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

American Standard Version

His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.

Amplified


“The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below,
And above, his branch is cut off and withers.

Bible in Basic English

Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off.

Darby Translation

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off;

Julia Smith Translation

From underneath, his roots shall be dried up, and from above, his harvest shall be cut off.

King James 2000

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

Lexham Expanded Bible

His roots dry up {below}, and its branches wither away above.

Modern King James verseion

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and his branch shall wither above.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his harvest be cut down.

NET Bible

Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.

New Heart English Bible

His roots shall be dried up beneath. Above shall his branch be cut off.

The Emphasized Bible

Beneath, let his roots be dried up, and, above, be cut off his branch;

World English Bible

His roots shall be dried up beneath. Above shall his branch be cut off.

Youngs Literal Translation

From beneath his roots are dried up, And from above cut off is his crop.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁרשׁ 
Sheresh 
Usage: 33

shall be dried up
יבשׁ 
Yabesh 
Usage: 69

beneath, and above
מעל 
Ma`al 
Usage: 140

קציר 
Qatsiyr 
Usage: 54

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Bildad's Second Speech

15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. 17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

Cross References

Hosea 9:16

Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yes, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.

Job 15:30

He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

Isaiah 5:24

Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Amos 2:9

Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose hight was like the hight of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Malachi 4:1

For behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Job 29:19

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

Job 5:3-4

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

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