'Root' in the Bible
Beware that the heart of no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you turns away from the Lord our God today to pursue and serve the gods of those nations; beware that there is among you no root producing poisonous and bitter fruit.
Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.
I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.
If you say, 'How we will pursue him, since the root of the trouble is found in him!'
By the brush they would gather herbs from the salt marshes, and the root of the broom tree was their food.
You cleared the ground for it; it took root, and filled the land.
the root your right hand planted, the shoot you made to grow!
No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved.
The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.
Therefore, as flaming fire devours straw, and dry grass disintegrates in the flames, so their root will rot, and their flower will blow away like dust. For they have rejected the law of the Lord who commands armies, they have spurned the commands of the Holy One of Israel.
A shoot will grow out of Jesse's root stock, a bud will sprout from his roots.
At that time a root from Jesse will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, and his residence will be majestic.
Don't be so happy, all you Philistines, just because the club that beat you has been broken! For a viper will grow out of the serpent's root, and its fruit will be a darting adder.
The poor will graze in my pastures; the needy will rest securely. But I will kill your root by famine; it will put to death all your survivors.
The time is coming when Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and grow branches. The produce will fill the surface of the world.
Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.
Indeed, they are barely planted; yes, they are barely sown; yes, they barely take root in the earth, and then he blows on them, causing them to dry up, and the wind carries them away like straw.
He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him.
Ephraim will be struck down -- their root will be dried up; they will not yield any fruit. Even if they do bear children, I will kill their precious offspring.
"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch.