15 occurrences

'Wither' in the Bible

“He will not escape from darkness;The flame will wither his shoots,And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodFace Of GoddrynessMouthsPeople WitheredScorchingThe Outer DarknessEscaping EvilOuter Darkness

And all the host of heaven will wear away,And the sky will be rolled up like a scroll;All their hosts will also wither awayAs a leaf withers from the vine,Or as one withers from the fig tree.

Verse ConceptsdrynessAstronomyHost Of HeavenScrollsSkyStarsVinesFigsThe Universe DestroyedNature DecayingAffecting Sun Moon And StarsLucifer

Scarcely have they been planted,Scarcely have they been sown,Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,But He merely blows on them, and they wither,And the storm carries them away like stubble.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodRootsWhirlwindsPeople WitheredMetaphorical Planting

“I will lay waste the mountains and hillsAnd wither all their vegetation;I will make the rivers into coastlandsAnd dry up the ponds.

Verse ConceptsdrynessGod Drying Things Up

“I will surely snatch them away,” declares the Lord;“There will be no grapes on the vineAnd no figs on the fig tree,And the leaf will wither;And what I have given them will pass away.”’”

Verse ConceptsFig treedrynessGrapesHarvestSowing And ReapingVinesFamine

How long is the land to mournAnd the vegetation of the countryside to wither?For the wickedness of those who dwell in it,Animals and birds have been snatched away,Because men have said, “He will not see our latter ending.”

Verse ConceptsdrynessGrassPunishment, Nature OfShepherds, As OccupationsBeastsGod Not SeeingBefore God ActsHerbs

Say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers—so that all its sprouting leaves wither? And neither by great strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again.

Verse ConceptsRootsUnfruitfulnessMany EnemiesPlants Growing UpEasy For People

Behold, though it is planted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither as soon as the east wind strikes it—wither on the beds where it grew?”’”

Verse ConceptseastOut Of The EastPlants Growing UpThe East Wind

By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”

Verse ConceptsFruitNew ThingsdiseasesHealingMedicineAbundance, MaterialUnfading LifeIncreasing FruitRiver BanksWater For PlantsFoliageMetaphorical TreesFood DefinedGod HealsPlans For A New TempleHealing Of NationsHerbsHealth And HealingDrugs

He rebukes the sea and makes it dry;He dries up all the rivers.Bashan and Carmel wither;The blossoms of Lebanon wither.

Verse ConceptsdrynessGod Drying Things UpFailing RiversThe Sea DividedFamine

Seeing this, the disciples were amazed and asked, “How did the fig tree wither all at once?”

Verse ConceptsAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesSuddenlyThe Disciples ReactionsWhy Does This Happen?

Bible Theasaurus

Shrink (16 instances)
Shrivel (9 instances)
Wither (39 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ξηραίνω 
Xeraino 
wither away , wither , dry up , pine away , be ripe
Usage: 12

יבשׁ 
Yabesh 
Usage: 69

נבל 
Nabel 
Usage: 25

צנם 
Tsanam 
Usage: 1

קמל 
Qamal 
Usage: 2

ξηρός 
Xeros 
Usage: 5

φθινοπωρινός 
Phthinoporinos 
Usage: 1

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