Bible Cross References
their root
Hosea 9:11-13
11
Israel's greatness will fly away like a bird, and there will be no more children born to them, no more women pregnant, no more children conceived.
12
But even if they did bring up children, I would take them away and not leave one alive. When I abandon these people, terrible things will happen to them."
13
LORD, I can see their children being hunted down and killed.
Job 18:16
Their roots and branches are withered and dry.
Isaiah 5:24
So now, just as straw and dry grass shrivel and burn in the fire, your roots will rot and your blossoms will dry up and blow away, because you have rejected what the LORD Almighty, Israel's holy God, has taught us.
Isaiah 40:24
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.
Malachi 4:1
The LORD Almighty says, "The day is coming when all proud and evil people will burn like straw. On that day they will burn up, and there will be nothing left of them.
the beloved fruit
Ezekiel 24:21
to give you Israelites this message: You are proud of the strength of the Temple. You like to look at it and to visit it, but the LORD is going to profane it. And the younger members of your families who are left in Jerusalem will be killed in war.