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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Stems</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/s/stems.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/1_corinthians/3-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/s/stems.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Stems</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/s/stem_cell.htm" title="Stem Cell">◄</a> Stems <a href="/topical/s/stench.htm" title="Stench">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In biblical literature, the term "stems" often refers to the structural parts of plants that support leaves, flowers, and fruits. Stems are mentioned in various contexts throughout the Bible, symbolizing strength, growth, and the sustaining power of God’s creation. The imagery of stems is used both literally and metaphorically to convey spiritual truths and divine principles.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Imagery</b><br><br>Stems are frequently used in Scripture to symbolize life and vitality. In the natural world, stems are essential for the nourishment and growth of plants, as they transport water and nutrients from the roots to other parts of the plant. This imagery is reflected in biblical passages that emphasize the importance of spiritual nourishment and growth in the life of a believer.<br><br>In <a href="/isaiah/11.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a>, the prophet speaks of a "shoot" coming forth from the "stump of Jesse," with a "Branch" growing from its roots. This passage is often interpreted as a messianic prophecy, foretelling the coming of Jesus Christ, who is the "Branch" that brings life and salvation. The stem here represents the continuity of God's promise through the lineage of David, despite apparent desolation.<br><br><b>Metaphorical Uses</b><br><br>The metaphorical use of stems in the Bible often highlights the relationship between God and His people. In <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a>, Jesus declares, "I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing." Here, the stem of the vine represents Christ, the source of spiritual life and sustenance for believers. The branches, dependent on the vine, illustrate the necessity of abiding in Christ to bear spiritual fruit.<br><br><b>Practical References</b><br><br>In addition to their symbolic significance, stems are mentioned in practical contexts within the Bible. For example, in the construction of the Tabernacle and the Temple, various plant materials, including stems, were used for crafting sacred objects and decorations. The use of natural elements in worship underscores the connection between creation and the Creator, reflecting the beauty and order of God's design.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context</b><br><br>In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central aspect of daily life, and the growth of plants was crucial for survival. The understanding of stems and their function would have been well-known to the original audience of the biblical texts. This agricultural backdrop provides a rich context for the spiritual lessons drawn from plant imagery, as the people of Israel were intimately familiar with the processes of planting, growth, and harvest.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The concept of stems in the Bible serves as a powerful reminder of the interconnectedness of creation and the sustaining power of God. Whether used to symbolize the lineage of the Messiah, the relationship between Christ and His followers, or the practical aspects of life in ancient Israel, stems carry a depth of meaning that enriches the biblical narrative and offers insight into the divine nature of growth and life.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7574.htm"><span class="l">7574. rethem -- broom plant, retem</span></a><br><b>...</b> juniper tree. Or rothem {ro'-them}; from ratham; the Spanish broom (from its<br> pole-like <b>stems</b>) -- juniper (tree). see HEBREW ratham. 7573, 7574. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7574.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/huxley/lay_sermons_addresses_and_reviews/xiv_on_descartes_discourse_touching.htm"><span class="l">On Descartes' "Discourse Touching the Method of Using One's Reason <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The thoughts of men seem rather to be comparable to the leaves, flowers, and fruit<br> upon the innumerable branches of a few great <b>stems</b>, fed by commingled and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lay sermons addresses and reviews/xiv on descartes discourse touching.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/cclviii_the_primrose_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The Primrose of the Rock</span></a> <br><b>...</b> From highest Heaven let down. The flowers, still faithful to the <b>stems</b>,.<br> Their fellowship renew; The <b>stems</b> are faithful to the root,. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cclviii the primrose of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_8_which_of_the_gods.htm"><span class="l">Which of the Gods Can the Romans Suppose Presided Over the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Therefore they set Proserpina over the germinating seeds; over the joints and knots<br> of the <b>stems</b>, the god Nodotus; over the sheaths enfolding the ears, the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 8 which of the gods.htm</font><p><a href="/library/richardson/early_christian_fathers/an_anonymous_sermon_commonly_called.htm"><span class="l">An Anonymous Sermon, Commonly Called Clement's Second Letter to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> before the middle of the second century; and while scholars differ widely on its<br> place of origin, there are a number of indications that it <b>stems</b> from Egypt. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../richardson/early christian fathers/an anonymous sermon commonly called.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cable/the_fulfilment_of_a_dream_of_pastor_hsis/chapter_xx_changed_conditions.htm"><span class="l">Changed Conditions</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the year is controlled by some fortunate or untoward influence, governed by the<br> conjunction of the "Celestial Branches" and "Earthly <b>Stems</b>," complicated with <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter xx changed conditions.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_v_a_letter_from.htm"><span class="l">A Letter from a West Indian Cottage Ornee</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The old ones have straight gray <b>stems</b>, often prickly enough, and thickened in the<br> middle; gray last year's leaves hanging down; and feathering round the top, a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter v a letter from.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_e/seed_among_thorns.htm"><span class="l">Seed among Thorns</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The roots were there, although the branches and the <b>stems</b> had been cut down, or<br> if the roots were not there, abundant seeds were lying buried, and when the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/seed among thorns.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_vii_the_high_woods.htm"><span class="l">The High Woods</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And a noble grass it is, with its <b>stems</b> as thick as one's wrist, tillering out below<br> in bold curves over the well-hoed dark soil, and its broad bright leaves <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter vii the high woods.htm</font><p><a href="/library/macduff/memories_of_bethany/xix_the_fig-tree.htm"><span class="l">The Fig-Tree.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> chosen people. Fig-trees were they, too"naked <b>stems</b>, fruitless and leafless;<br> but then they made no boastful pretensions. The Jews <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/macduff/memories of bethany/xix the fig-tree.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_vii_1_thessalonians_iv.htm"><span class="l">1 Thessalonians iv. 13</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [1012] Seest thou not the fig tree, what a trunk it has, what <b>stems</b>, how many leaves,<br> and <b>...</b> For tell me, how is that grape-stone resolved into leaves and <b>stems</b>? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily vii 1 thessalonians iv.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/stems.htm"><span class="l"><b>Stems</b> (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Stems</b> (31 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 3:12 But on the base a man may put gold, silver,<br> stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut <b>stems</b>; (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stems.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grain-stems.htm"><span class="l">Grain-<b>stems</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Grain-<b>stems</b>. Grains, Grain-<b>stems</b>. Grain-stores . Multi-Version<br> Concordance Grain-<b>stems</b> (2 Occurrences). Psalms 129:7 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grain-stems.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cane.htm"><span class="l">Cane (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A name given to several peculiar palms, species of Calamus and Daemanorops,<br> having very long, smooth flexible <b>stems</b>, commonly called rattans. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cane.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/strong.htm"><span class="l">Strong (736 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In the Teutonic languages the vowel <b>stems</b> have held the original endings most firmly,<br> and are called strong; the <b>stems</b> in -n are called weak other constant <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/strong.htm - 44k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dry.htm"><span class="l">Dry (217 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). 1 Corinthians 3:12 But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones<br> of great price, wood, dry grass, cut <b>stems</b>; (BBE). Hebrews <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dry.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stem.htm"><span class="l">Stem (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 15. (vt) To remove the stem or <b>stems</b> from; as, to stem cherries; to remove the stem<br> and its appendages (ribs and veins) from; as, to stem tobacco leaves. 16. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stem.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/languages.htm"><span class="l">Languages (36 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Sounds 2. Letters Representing Two Sounds 3. Consonants Representing Vowels 4. The<br> Syllable 5. Three-Letter Roots 6. Conjugations or Derived <b>Stems</b> 7. Absence <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/languages.htm - 49k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nehelamite.htm"><span class="l">Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Sounds 2. Letters Representing Two Sounds 3. Consonants Representing Vowels 4. The<br> Syllable 5. Three-Letter Roots 6. Conjugations or Derived <b>Stems</b> 7. Absence <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nehelamite.htm - 89k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/overseers.htm"><span class="l">Overseers (47 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 5:10 And the overseers of the people and their responsible men went out and<br> said to the people, Pharaoh says, I will give you no more dry <b>stems</b>. (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/overseers.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wood.htm"><span class="l">Wood (226 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (n.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater part of the <b>stems</b> and branches<br> of trees and shrubby plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wood.htm - 42k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/child-of-God.html">How can I become a child of God? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Moses-horns.html">Why does Moses have horns in some ancient statues / sculptures? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/pride-Bible.html">What does the Bible say about pride? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/stems.htm">Stems: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Stems (31 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-12.htm">1 Corinthians 3:12</a></span><br />But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut <span class="boldtext">stems</span>;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/37-7.htm">Genesis 37:7</a></span><br />We were in the field, getting the grain <span class="boldtext">stems</span> together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">Exodus 2:3</a></span><br />And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the <span class="boldtext">stems</span> of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/5-7.htm">Exodus 5:7</a></span><br />Give these men no more dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> for their brick-making as you have been doing; let them go and get the material for themselves. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/5-10.htm">Exodus 5:10</a></span><br />And the overseers of the people and their responsible men went out and said to the people, Pharaoh says, I will give you no more dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/5-11.htm">Exodus 5:11</a></span><br />Go yourselves and get dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> wherever you are able; for your work is not to be any less. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/5-12.htm">Exodus 5:12</a></span><br />So the people were sent in all directions through the land of Egypt to get dry grass for <span class="boldtext">stems</span>. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/5-13.htm">Exodus 5:13</a></span><br />And the overseers went on driving them and saying, Do your full day's work as before when there were dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> for you.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/5-16.htm">Exodus 5:16</a></span><br />They give us no dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> and they say to us, Make bricks: and they give your servants blows; but it is your people who are in the wrong.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18</a></span><br />Go now, get back to your work; no dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> will be given to you, but you are to make the full number of bricks.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/2-6.htm">Joshua 2:6</a></span><br />But she had taken them up to the roof, covering them with the <span class="boldtext">stems</span> of flax which she had put out in order there.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/8-7.htm">Judges 8:7</a></span><br />Then Gideon said, Because of this, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will have you stretched on a bed of thorns of the waste land and on sharp <span class="boldtext">stems</span>, and have you crushed as grain is crushed on a grain-floor.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/8-16.htm">Judges 8:16</a></span><br />Then he took the responsible men of the town and had them crushed on a bed of thorns and sharp <span class="boldtext">stems</span>. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/15-5.htm">Judges 15:5</a></span><br />Then firing the sticks, he let the foxes loose among the uncut grain of the Philistines, and all the corded <span class="boldtext">stems</span> as well as the living grain and the vine-gardens and the olives went up in flames.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">2 Samuel 16:1</a></span><br />And when David had gone a little way past the top of the slope, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, came to him, with two asses on which were two hundred cakes of bread and a hundred <span class="boldtext">stems</span> of dry grapes and a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/21-18.htm">Job 21:18</a></span><br />How frequently are they as dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> before the wind, or as grass taken away by the storm-wind?<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/41-28.htm">Job 41:28</a></span><br />The arrow is not able to put him to flight: stones are no more to him than dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span>. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Psalms 72:16</a></span><br />May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its <span class="boldtext">stems</span> be unnumbered like the grass of the earth.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/83-13.htm">Psalms 83:13</a></span><br />O my God, make them like the rolling dust; like dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> before the wind.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Psalms 126:6</a></span><br />Though a man may go out weeping, taking his vessel of seed with him; he will come again in joy, with the corded <span class="boldtext">stems</span> of grain in his arms.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a></span><br />For this cause, as the waste of the grain is burned up by tongues of fire, and as the dry grass goes down before the flame, so their root will be like the dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> of grain, and their flower will go up in dust: because they have gone against the law of the Lord of armies, and have given no honour to the word of the Holy One of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10</a></span><br />For in this mountain will the hand of the Lord come to rest, and Moab will be crushed down in his place, even as the dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> of the grain are crushed under foot in the waste place.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Isaiah 29:5</a></span><br />And the army of your attackers will be like small dust, and all the cruel ones like dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> gone before the wind; suddenly it will come about.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">Isaiah 41:2</a></span><br />Who sent out from the east one who is right wherever he goes? he gives the nations into his hands, and makes him ruler over kings; he gives them as the dust to his sword, as dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> before the wind to his bow.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Isaiah 41:15</a></span><br />See, I will make you like a new grain-crushing instrument with teeth, crushing the mountains small, and making the hills like dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/47-14.htm">Isaiah 47:14</a></span><br />Truly, they have become like dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span>, they have been burned in the fire; they are not able to keep themselves safe from the power of the flame: it is not a coal for warming them, or a fire by which a man may be seated.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Obadiah 1:18</a></span><br />And the children of Jacob will be a fire and those of Joseph a flame, and the children of Esau dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span> of grass, burned up by them till all is gone: and there will be no people living in Esau; for the Lord has said it.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/micah/4-12.htm">Micah 4:12</a></span><br />But they have no knowledge of the thoughts of the Lord, their minds are not able to see his purpose: for he has got them together like <span class="boldtext">stems</span> of grain to the crushing-floor.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Nahum 1:10</a></span><br />For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like <span class="boldtext">stems</span> of grass fully dry.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm">Habakkuk 3:14</a></span><br />You have put your spears through his head, his horsemen were sent in flight like dry <span class="boldtext">stems</span>; they had joy in driving away the poor, in making a meal of them secretly.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; 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