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wither

Meaning of “wither”

To dry up, fade, lose freshness or strength, or waste away.

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11 occurrences9 verses5 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Psalms 1:3

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “wither”

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Psalms 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 1:3 · retained source text

And he shalbe like a tree planted by the riuers of water, that bringeth foorth his fruit in his season, his leafe also shall not wither, and whatsoeuer he doeth, shall prosper.

1611 marginal noteHebr.fade.

Psalms 37:2
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 37:2 · retained source text

For they shall soone be cut downe like the grasse; and wither as the greene herbe.

Isaiah 19:6
And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:6 · retained source text

And they shall turne the riuers farre away, and the brookes of defence shall be emptied and dried vp: the reeds and flagges shall wither.

Isaiah 19:7
The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:7 · retained source text

The paper reeds by the brookes, by the mouth of the brookes, and euery thing sowen by the brooks shal wither, be driuen away, and be no more.

1611 marginal noteHeb. and shall not be.

Isaiah 40:24
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 40:24 · retained source text

Yea they shal not be planted, yea they shall not be sowen, yea their stocke shall not take roote in the earth: and he shall also blow vpon them, & they shall wither, and the whirlewinde shall take them away as stubble.

Jeremiah 12:4
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 12:4 · retained source text

How long shall the land mourne, and the herbes of euery field wither, for the wickednesse of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds, because they said; He shall not see our last end.

1611 marginal notePsal. 107.34.

Ezekiel 17:9
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.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 17:9 · retained source text

Say thou, Thus saith the LORD God; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull vp the rootes thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaues of her spring, euen without great power, or many people to plucke it vp by the rootes thereof.

Ezekiel 17:10
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 17:10 · retained source text

Yea behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not vtterly wither, when the East wind toucheth it? it shal wither in the furrowes where it grew.

Amos 1:2
And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 1:2 · retained source text

And he said, The LORD will roare from Zion, and vtter his voice from Ierusalem: and the habitations of the shepheards shall mourne, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

1611 marginal noteIere.25.30. ioel 3.18.

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