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Isaiah 40:24–25

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Isaiah 40:24

24Yea, 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.

Isaiah 40:25

25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 40:24

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Yea

Yes; truly; an expression of affirmation or emphasis.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

planted

Set in the earth for propagation; set; fixed; introduced; estab lished.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sown

Scattered, as seed; sprinkled with seed, as ground.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

stock

The stem or main body of a tree or other plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the origin and support of the branches.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

root

The part of a plant fixed in the earth; figuratively, the origin, cause, foundation, ancestor, or source of growth; also, to take root or eradicate.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

earth

The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

blow

To strike, sound, breathe, or move with wind; also a stroke or gust.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

stubble

The cut, dry remnants of grain stalks, literally or as a figure of what is easily scattered or burned.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 40:25

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

liken

To compare, represent as similar, or show a resemblance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

equal

The same or comparable in measure, value, standing, or likeness.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Holy

Belonging to God or set apart for him; sacred; morally pure. Applied to God, it expresses his perfect purity; in Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, it identifies the Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

One

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 24

  1. Isaiah 41:16
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  2. Haggai 1:9
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  3. Isaiah 17:13
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  4. Jeremiah 23:19
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  5. 1 Kings 21:21–22
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From verse 25

  1. Isaiah 40:18
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  2. Deuteronomy 4:15–18
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  3. Deuteronomy 4:33
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  4. Deuteronomy 5:8
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