105 verses contain “root” (in the KJV: 101, in the BSB: 58) — showing 1–100
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Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a
root that beareth gall and
wormwood;
Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you
today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no
root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,
And the LORD
rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great
indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger,
rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are
today.’
Out of Ephraim was there a
root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of
Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
Some came from Ephraim, with their
roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from
Zebulun.
For the LORD shall
smite Israel, as a reed is
shaken in the water, and he shall
root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall
scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves,
provoking the LORD to anger.
For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is
shaken in the water. He will
uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will
scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles,
provoking the LORD to anger.
And the
remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take
root downward, and bear fruit upward.
And the
surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take
root below and bear fruit above.
Then will I
pluck them up by the
roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have
sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a
proverb and a
byword among all nations.
then I will
uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will
banish from My presence this temple I have
sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of
scorn and
ridicule among all the peoples.
I have seen a
fool taking
root, but suddenly his house was
cursed.
His
roots wrap around the rock
heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
If its
roots grow old in the ground and its
stump dies in the soil,
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
He is
torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
But ye should say, Why
persecute we him, seeing the
root of the matter is found in me?
If you say, ‘Let us
persecute him, since the
root of the matter lies with him,’
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
My
root was spread out by the waters, and the
dew lay all night upon my branch.
My
roots will spread out to the waters, and the
dew will rest nightly on my branches.
Then let me
sow, and let another eat;
yea, let my offspring be
rooted out.
then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
For it is a fire that burns down to
Abaddon; it would
root out my entire harvest.
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
I have seen a wicked,
ruthless man flourishing like a well-
rooted native tree,
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and
pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and
root thee out of the land of the living.
Selah.
Surely God will bring you down to
everlasting ruin; He will
snatch you up and
tear you away from your tent; He will
uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah Thou preparedst room before it, and
didst cause it to take deep
root, and it filled the land.
You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
And the
vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for
thyself.
the
root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for
Yourself.
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
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.
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their
roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and
despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of
Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his
roots:
Then a shoot will spring up from the
stump of
Jesse, and a Branch from his
roots will bear fruit.
And in that day there shall be a
root of
Jesse, which shall stand for an
ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
On that day the
Root of
Jesse will stand as a
banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that
smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s
root shall come forth a
cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a
fiery flying serpent.
Do not
rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a
viper will spring from the
root of the
snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.
And the
firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the
needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy
root with famine, and he shall
slay thy
remnant.
Then the
firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the
needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your
root by famine, and your
remnant will be slain.
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take
root: Israel shall
blossom and
bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
In the days to come, Jacob will take
root. Israel will
bud and
blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
And the
remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take
root downward, and bear fruit upward:
And the
surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take
root below and bear fruit above.
Yea, they shall not be planted;
yea, they shall not be sown:
yea, their stock shall not take
root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the
whirlwind shall take them away as
stubble.
No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken
root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a
whirlwind sweeps them away like
stubble.
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a
root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a
root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to
attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
See, I have appointed you
today over nations and kingdoms to
uproot and
tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
Thou hast planted them,
yea, they have taken
root: they grow,
yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their
reins.
You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her
roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of
drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its
roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not
worry in a year of
drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.
And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low
stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the
roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
It
sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its
roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her
roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her
plantation.
But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it
prosper? shall he not pull up the
roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to
pluck it up by the
roots thereof.
So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it
flourish? Will it not be uprooted and
stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its
roots.
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.
Nevertheless leave the
stump of his
roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the
dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
But leave the
stump with its
roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be
drenched with the
dew of heaven and
graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.
And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying,
Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the
stump of the
roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the
dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the
stump with its
roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be
drenched with the
dew of heaven, and
graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’
And whereas they commanded to leave the
stump of the tree
roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
As for the command to leave the
stump of the tree with its
roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules.
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns
plucked up by the
roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
While I was
contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of
arrogance.
But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.
Ephraim is
smitten, their
root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit:
yea, though they bring forth, yet will I
slay even the beloved fruit of their
womb.
Ephraim is struck down; their
root is
withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will
slay the darlings of their wombs.
I will be as the
dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the
lily, and cast forth his
roots as
Lebanon.
I will be like the
dew to Israel; he will
blossom like the
lily and take
root like the cedars of
Lebanon.
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
To the
roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me
barred me in
forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
And I will
pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
I will
root out the Asherah poles from your midst and
demolish your cities.
For
Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins.
Ashdod will be driven out at
noon, and
Ekron will be uprooted.
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an
oven; and all the proud,
yea, 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.
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the
arrogant and every
evildoer will be
stubble; the day is coming when I will set them
ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a
root or branch will be left to them.”
And now also the
axe is laid unto the
root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
The
axe lies ready at the
root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
And when the sun was up, they were
scorched; and because they had no
root, they
withered away.
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were
scorched, and they
withered because they had no
root.
Yet hath he not
root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when
tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is
offended.
But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
But he said,
Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye
root up also the wheat with them.
‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might
uproot the wheat with them.
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
But when the sun was up, it was
scorched; and because it had no
root, it
withered away.
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were
scorched, and they
withered because they had no
root.
And have no
root in themselves, and so
endure but for a time: afterward, when
affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are
offended.
But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree
withered from its
roots.
And now also the
axe is laid unto the
root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
The
axe lies ready at the
root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no
root, which for a while believe, and in time of
temptation fall away.
The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of
mustard seed, ye might say unto this
sycamine tree, Be thou
plucked up by the
root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a
mustard seed, you can say to this
mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
For if the firstfruit be holy, the
lump is also holy: and if the
root be holy, so are the branches.
If the first part of the
dough is holy, so is the whole
batch; if the
root is holy, so are the branches.
And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree,
wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been
grafted in among the others to share in the
nourishment of the olive
root,
Boast not against the branches. But if thou
boast, thou bearest not the
root, but the
root thee.
do not
boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the
root, but the
root supports you.
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a
root of
Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
And once more, Isaiah says: “The
Root of
Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with
thanksgiving.
rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with
thankfulness.
For the love of money is the
root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have
erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
For the love of money is the
root of all kinds of evil. By
craving it, some have
wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Looking
diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any
root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be
defiled;
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no
root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and
defile many.
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead,
plucked up by the
roots;
These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts,
shamelessly feasting with you but
shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
And one of the elders saith unto me,
Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the
Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not
weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the
Root of David, has triumphed to open the
scroll and its seven seals.”
I Jesus have sent mine angel to
testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the
root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
And now in some measure hath mercy been shewed unto us from thee, O Lord, that there should be left us a root and a name in the place of thy sanctuary;
And
didst give unto us such a
root: but we have turned back again to
transgress thy law, and to
mingle ourselves with the uncleanness of the nations of the land.
Mightest not thou be
angry with us to destroy us, till thou hadst left us neither
root, seed, nor name?
O Lord of Israel, thou art true: for we are left a root this day.
Thus
infirmity was made permanent; and the law (also) in the heart of the people with the
malignity of the
root; so that the good departed away, and the evil abode still.
And the land, that thou seest now to have root, shalt thou see wasted suddenly.
And now, O Lord, why hast thou given this one people over unto many? and upon the one root hast thou prepared others, and why hast thou scattered thy only one people among many?
For as the
husbandman soweth much seed upon the ground, and planteth many trees, and yet the thing that is sown good in his season cometh not up, neither
doth all that is planted take
root: even so is it of them that are sown in the world; they shall not all be saved.
The
root of evil is sealed up from you, weakness and the
moth is
hid from you, and corruption is fled into
hell to be forgotten:
For out of her came all at the first, and out of her shall all others come, and, behold, they walk almost all into destruction, and a multitude of them is utterly rooted out.
For glorious is the fruit of good labours: and the root of wisdom shall never fall away.
As for the children of adulterers, they shall not come to their perfection, and the seed of an unrighteous bed shall be rooted out.
But the multiplying
brood of the ungodly shall not
thrive, nor take deep
rooting from
bastard slips, nor lay any fast foundation.
For though they
flourish in branches for a time; yet standing not last, they shall be
shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be
rooted out.
The natures of living creatures, and the
furies of wild beasts: the violence of winds, and the reasonings of men: the
diversities of plants and the virtues of
roots:
For to know thee is perfect righteousness:
yea, to know thy power is the
root of immortality.
To whom hath the root of wisdom been revealed? or who hath known her wise counsels?
The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and the branches thereof are long life.
For the blessing of the father establisheth the houses of children; but the
curse of the mother
rooteth out foundations.
In the punishment of the proud there is no remedy; for the plant of wickedness hath taken root in him.
The Lord hath
plucked up the
roots of the proud nations, and planted the lowly in their place.
Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit.
And I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord’s inheritance.
The children of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches: but are as unclean roots upon a hard rock.
But the Lord will never leave off his mercy, neither shall any of his works perish, neither will he
abolish the
posterity of his
elect, and the seed of him that loveth him he will not take away: wherefore he gave a
remnant unto Jacob, and out of him a
root unto David.
For they
entreated him evil, who nevertheless was a prophet,
sanctified in his mother’s
womb, that he might
root out, and
afflict, and destroy; and that he might build up also, and plant.