Job 8:17
His roots entwine the stone heap; he looks upon a house of stones.
Job 18:16
His roots dry up beneath, and his branches wither above.
Job 29:19
my roots spread out to the waters, with the dew all night on my branches,
Isaiah 5:24
Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 40:24
Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble.
Jeremiah 12:1-2
Righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
Mark 11:20
As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots.
Jude 1:12
These are hidden reefsat your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted;