CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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" /><title>Isaiah 40:24 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.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/isaiah/40-24.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/15/23_Isa_40_24.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Isaiah 40:24 - Here is Your God!" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="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." /><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="/vmenus/isaiah/40-24.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="/bmc/isaiah/40-24.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="/isaiah/">Isaiah</a> > <a href="/isaiah/40.htm">Chapter 40</a> > Verse 24</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><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad4.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm" title="Isaiah 40:23">◄</a> Isaiah 40:24 <a href="/isaiah/40-25.htm" title="Isaiah 40:25">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/isaiah/40.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/isaiah/40.htm">New International Version</a> No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/40.htm">New Living Translation</a> They hardly get started, barely taking root, when he blows on them and they wither. The wind carries them off like chaff. <a href="/esv/isaiah/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/40.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/40.htm">New King James Version</a> Scarcely shall they be planted, Scarcely shall they be sown, Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth, When He will also blow on them, And they will wither, And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Scarcely have they been planted; Scarcely have they been sown; Scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble. <a href="/amp/isaiah/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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 a strong wind carries them away like stubble. <a href="/csb/isaiah/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They are barely planted, barely sown, their stem hardly takes root in the ground when he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They are barely planted, barely sown, their stem hardly takes root in the ground when He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.&#8221 <a href="/asv/isaiah/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble. <a href="/cev/isaiah/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They are like flowers freshly sprung up and starting to grow. But when God blows on them, they wilt and are carried off like straw in a storm. <a href="/erv/isaiah/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They have hardly been planted. They have hardly been sown. They have hardly taken root in the ground. Then he blows on them and they wither, and a windstorm sweeps them away like straw. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> They are like young plants, just set out and barely rooted. When the LORD sends a wind, they dry up and blow away like straw. <a href="/isv/isaiah/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the earth, than he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest sweeps them away like stubble. <a href="/msb/isaiah/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/40.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They are planted scarcely. They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. He merely blows on them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Yes, they shall not be planted; yes, they shall not be sown: yes, 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/40.htm">World English Bible</a> They are planted scarcely. They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. He merely blows on them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Indeed, they have not been planted, "" Indeed, they have not been sown, "" Indeed, their stock is not taking root in the earth, "" And He has also blown on them, and they wither, "" And a whirlwind takes them away as stubble. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Yea, they have not been planted, Yea, they have not been sown, Yea, not taking root in the earth is their stock, And also He hath blown upon them, and they wither, And a whirlwind as stubble taketh them away. <a href="/slt/isaiah/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Also they were not planted: also they were not sown: also their stock took not root in the earth: and he also blew upon them and they will be dried up, and the storm will lift them up as straw.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And surely their stock was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the earth: suddenly he hath blown upon them, and they are withered, and a whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And certainly, their stalk was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the ground. He has suddenly blown them across them, and they have withered, and a whirlwind will carry them away like chaff. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/40.htm">New American Bible</a> Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely their stem rooted in the earth, When he breathes upon them and they wither, and the stormwind carries them away like straw. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows upon them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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 blow upon them and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> They shall not plant and they shall not sow seed, and they shall not set a root in the earth; he shall blow on them and they shall dry up and a whirlwind shall pick up them like trash<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Scarce are they planted, Scarce are they sown, Scarce hath their stock taken root in the earth; When He bloweth upon them, they wither, And the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble. <a href="/sep/isaiah/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For they shall not plant, neither shall they sow, neither shall their root be fixed in the ground: he has blown upon them, and they are withered, and a storm shall carry them away like sticks. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/40-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=8675" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/40.htm">Here is Your God!</a> …23He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless. 24<a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">No sooner</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: niṭ·ṭā·‘ū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">are they planted,</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">no sooner</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2232.htm" title="2232: zō·rā·‘ū (V-Pual-Perf-3cp) -- To sow, scatter seed. A primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify.">are they sown,</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">no sooner</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1503.htm" title="1503: giz·‘ām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A stock, stem. From an unused root meaning to cut down; the trunk or stump of a tree.">have their stems</a> <a href="/hebrew/8327.htm" title="8327: šō·rêš (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To deal with the roots. A primitive root; to root, i.e. Strike into the soil, or to pluck from it.">taken root</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the ground,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">than</a> <a href="/hebrew/5398.htm" title="5398: nā·šap̄ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To blow. A primitive root; to breeze, i.e. Blow up fresh.">He blows</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">on them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: way·yi·ḇā·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">and they wither,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5591.htm" title="5591: ū·sə·‘ā·rāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A hurricane. Or ctarah; from ca'ar; a hurricane.">and a whirlwind</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: tiś·śā·’êm (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">sweeps them away</a> <a href="/hebrew/7179.htm" title="7179: kaq·qaš (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Stubble, chaff. From qashash; straw.">like stubble.</a> 25“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/job/12-21.htm">Job 12:21-24</a> He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty. / He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light. / He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them. ... <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35-36</a> I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found. <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a> As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. <a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Ezekiel 17:9-10</a> 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. / Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’” <a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a> All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” <a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10-11</a> But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits. <a href="/matthew/15-13.htm">Matthew 15:13</a> But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots. <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7-12</a> For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail. / If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, / at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling. ... <a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Psalm 90:5-6</a> You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning— / in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers. <a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Psalm 92:7</a> that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. <a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5-6</a> This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. / He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10-14</a> Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height, / I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it. / Foreigners, the most ruthless of the nations, cut it down and left it. Its branches have fallen on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. And all the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it. ... <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24-25</a> For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, / but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you. <a href="/luke/12-18.htm">Luke 12:18-20</a> Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. / Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Yes, they shall not be planted; yes, they shall not be sown: yes, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow on them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.they shall not be planted<a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Isaiah 14:21,22</a> Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities… <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11</a> In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.<a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21,22</a> Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, … he shall also<a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Isaiah 40:7</a> The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.<a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a> But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.<a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a> For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.and the<a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm">Isaiah 17:13</a> The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.<a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Isaiah 41:16</a> Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.<a href="/job/21-18.htm">Job 21:18</a> They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Bloweth</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/job/30-20.htm">Merely</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-8.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Root</a> <a href="/songs/3-4.htm">Scarce</a> <a href="/songs/3-4.htm">Scarcely</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-2.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Sown</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Stem</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Stock</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Stubble</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Whirlwind</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Wither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-16.htm">Bloweth</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Merely</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Root</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Scarce</a> <a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Scarcely</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-17.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm">Sown</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Stem</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-19.htm">Stock</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">Stubble</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Whirlwind</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Wither</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 40</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/40-1.htm">The promulgation of the Gospel</a> 3. <a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">The preaching of John Baptist foretold</a> 9. <a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">The preaching of the apostles foretold</a> 12. <a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">The prophet, by the omnipotence of God</a> 18. <a href="/isaiah/40-18.htm">And his incomparableness</a> 26. <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Comforts the people.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/40.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/40.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>No sooner are they planted, This phrase emphasizes the transient nature of human endeavors and power. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/40.htm">Isaiah 40</a>, the prophet is addressing the people of Israel during a time of exile, reminding them of God's sovereignty over nations and rulers. The imagery of planting suggests the establishment of kingdoms or leaders, which, despite their initial appearance of stability, are ultimately temporary. This reflects the biblical theme found in <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4</a>, where the wicked are compared to chaff that the wind drives away, highlighting the fleeting nature of those who oppose God's will.no sooner are they sown, The repetition of "no sooner" underscores the immediacy and inevitability of the outcome. Sowing, a common agricultural practice in ancient Israel, symbolizes the beginning of growth and potential. However, the quick transition from sowing to the next stage suggests that human plans, no matter how well-intentioned or promising, are subject to God's ultimate authority. This can be connected to the parable of the sower in <a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13</a>, where the seed's success depends on the soil, illustrating that human efforts are contingent on divine conditions.no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, Roots signify stability and endurance, often used in scripture to describe the righteous (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a>). However, in this context, even when rulers or nations seem firmly established, their security is illusory without God's blessing. This reflects the biblical principle that true security and longevity come from God alone, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/12-3.htm">Proverbs 12:3</a>, which states that no one can be established through wickedness.than He blows on them and they wither, The act of God blowing signifies His power to bring about change effortlessly. This imagery is reminiscent of the breath of God in creation (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>) and judgment (<a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a>). The withering effect highlights the fragility of human power when confronted with divine intervention. It serves as a reminder of God's control over history and His ability to humble the proud, as seen in the story of Nebuchadnezzar in <a href="/daniel/4.htm">Daniel 4</a>.and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble. The whirlwind represents God's judgment and the swift removal of those who oppose Him. Stubble, the leftover stalks after harvest, is easily blown away, symbolizing the insignificance and vulnerability of human achievements without God. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Job 21:18</a>, where the wicked are described as stubble before the wind. The whirlwind also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and purification that will come with the return of Christ, as described in <a href="/revelation/19.htm">Revelation 19</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> In the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/40.htm">Isaiah 40</a>, the nations and their leaders are depicted as temporary and insignificant compared to the eternal power of God. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure in this passage, God is portrayed as sovereign and powerful, able to control the fate of nations with ease. 4. <a href="/topical/w/whirlwind.htm">Whirlwind</a> A symbol of God's power and judgment, representing how swiftly and completely God can bring about change. 5. <a href="/topical/s/stubble.htm">Stubble</a> Represents the fragility and impermanence of human endeavors when compared to God's eternal nature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> God's power is unmatched, and He is in control of all nations and leaders. We should trust in His ultimate authority over world events. <a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_human_power.htm">The Transience of Human Power</a> Human achievements and power are temporary. We should focus on what is eternal and align our lives with God's purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a> Recognizing our own limitations and the temporary nature of our accomplishments should lead us to humility before God. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a> God's actions may seem sudden, but they are always timely and purposeful. We should be patient and trust in His perfect timing. <a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a> Our lives should be oriented towards eternal values rather than temporary successes. This perspective helps us prioritize our relationship with God and service to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 40</a> <a href="/q/does_job_8_11-13_conflict_with_god's_mercy.htm">Job 8:11-13 compares the fate of sinners to papyrus plants withering; does this metaphor conflict with other biblical teachings about God's mercy?</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_40_22__flat_or_spherical_earth.htm">Isaiah 40:22: Does this 'circle of the earth' imply a flat Earth or a sphere, and how can we be sure of the ancient writer's intended meaning?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_ask_job_to_discredit_him.htm">Job 40:8: Why would an all-knowing God demand Job to 'discredit' His justice, and is this consistent with the broader biblical portrayal of divine fairness?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'not_grow_weary'_mean.htm">What does 'Not Grow Weary in Doing Good' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) They shall not be planted . . .--Better, Hardly are they planted, hardly are they sown. Such are empires before the eternity of Jehovah: so soon withered that we cannot say that they were ever really planted (<a href="/psalms/129-6.htm" title="Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which wither before it grows up:">Psalm 129:6</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - They shall not be planted... shall not be sown... shall not take root. The verbs are all of them in the past tense. Translate, have not been planted,... sown, etc. The meaning is that princes and judges of the earth are not fixed in their places, have no firm root in the soil, are easily overturned. Even if the case were different, a breath from the Almighty would, as a matter of course, dry them up (see ver. 7) and blow them away. As stubble (comp. <a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a>; <a href="/psalms/83-13.htm">Psalm 83:13</a>). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/40-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>No sooner אַ֣ף (’ap̄) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though are they planted, נִטָּ֗עוּ (niṭ·ṭā·‘ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> To strike in, fix, to plant no sooner אַ֚ף (’ap̄) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though are they sown, זֹרָ֔עוּ (zō·rā·‘ū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2232.htm">Strong's 2232: </a> To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify no sooner אַ֛ף (’ap̄) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though have their stems גִּזְעָ֑ם (giz·‘ām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1503.htm">Strong's 1503: </a> The trunk, stump of a, tree taken root שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ (šō·rêš) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8327.htm">Strong's 8327: </a> To root, strike into the soil, to pluck from it in the ground, בָּאָ֖רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land than וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and He blows נָשַׁ֤ף (nā·šap̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5398.htm">Strong's 5398: </a> To breeze, blow up fresh on them בָּהֶם֙ (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> and they wither, וַיִּבָ֔שׁוּ (way·yi·ḇā·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither and a whirlwind וּסְעָרָ֖ה (ū·sə·‘ā·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5591.htm">Strong's 5591: </a> A hurricane sweeps them away תִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ (tiś·śā·’êm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take like stubble. כַּקַּ֥שׁ (kaq·qaš) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7179.htm">Strong's 7179: </a> Stubble, chaff <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 40:24 They are planted scarcely (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 40:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 40:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/40-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 40:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 40:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>