20 occurrences

'Wither' in the Bible

While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!

He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God's mouth.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodFace Of GoddrynessMouthsPeople WitheredScorchingThe Outer DarknessEscaping EvilOuter Darkness

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

Verse ConceptsPeople Withered

Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

Verse ConceptsArrows

For you will be like a tree whose leaves wither, like an orchard that is unwatered.

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalWicked Described AsDry PlacesPeople WitheredOaks

All the stars in the sky will fade away, the sky will roll up like a scroll; all its stars will wither, like a leaf withers and falls from a vine or a fig withers and falls from a tree.

Verse ConceptsdrynessAstronomyHost Of HeavenScrollsSkyStarsVinesFigsThe Universe DestroyedNature DecayingAffecting Sun Moon And StarsLucifer

The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the Lord blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of LifeFlowersThe Holy Spirit In CreationGrass WitheredMere Men

I will make the trees on the mountains and hills wither up; I will dry up all their vegetation. I will turn streams into islands, and dry up pools of water.

Verse ConceptsdrynessGod Drying Things Up

I will take away their harvests, says the Lord. There will be no grapes on their vines. There will be no figs on their fig trees. Even the leaves on their trees will wither. The crops that I gave them will be taken away.'"

Verse ConceptsFig treedrynessGrapesHarvestSowing And ReapingVinesFamine

"'Say to them: This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Will it prosper? Will he not rip out its roots and cause its fruit to rot and wither? All its foliage will wither. No strong arm or large army will be needed to pull it out by its roots.

Verse ConceptsRootsUnfruitfulnessMany EnemiesPlants Growing UpEasy For People

Consider! It is planted, but will it prosper? Will it not wither completely when the east wind blows on it? Will it not wither in the soil where it sprouted?'"

Verse ConceptseastOut Of The EastPlants Growing UpThe East Wind

All the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord. I make the high tree low; I raise up the low tree. I make the green tree wither, and I make the dry tree sprout. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it!'"

Verse ConceptsColors, GreenSmall ThingsMoist ThingsHarming TreesPutting Things DownThings Lifted UpThings On High

On both sides of the river's banks, every kind of tree will grow for food. Their leaves will not wither nor will their fruit fail, but they will bear fruit every month, because their water source flows from the sanctuary. 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 shouts a battle cry against the sea and makes it dry up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossom of Lebanon withers.

Verse ConceptsdrynessGod Drying Things UpFailing RiversThe Sea DividedFamine

Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! May a sword fall on his arm and his right eye! May his arm wither completely away, and his right eye become completely blind!"

Verse ConceptsdrynessArmsAntichrist, Names ForAccuracyLimbs WitheredEyes HarmedPeople Abandoning PeopleUseless PeopleBlindingOther BlindingOther Right PartsWoe To Israel And JerusalemStock Keeping

When the disciples saw it they were amazed, saying, "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?"

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

For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

Verse ConceptsFutilityHeatMoney, Attitudes ToPlantsStrength, HumanThe SunWeather, As God's JudgmentGrass WitheredHot WeatherScorchingNo Beauty

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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