71 Verses About Root from 27 Books

1 Kings 14:15

For the LORD will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking the LORD to anger.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

2 Chronicles 7:20

then I will pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

2 Kings 19:30

The remnant that has escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

Amos 2:9

Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Colossians 2:7

rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

Daniel 4:15

Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth:



Daniel 4:23

Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him;

Daniel 4:26

Whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule.

Daniel 7:8

I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots: and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

Daniel 11:7

But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.

Deuteronomy 29:18

lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away this day from the LORD our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations; lest there should be among you a root that bears gall and wormwood;

Deuteronomy 29:28

and the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as at this day."

Ephesians 3:17

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,



Ezekiel 17:6

It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

Ezekiel 17:7

There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.

Ezekiel 17:9

Say, Thus says the Lord the LORD: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or many people can it be raised from its roots.

Ezekiel 31:7

Thus was it beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.

Hebrews 12:15

looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;

Hosea 9:16

Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb."

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.



Isaiah 5:24

Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have rejected the law of the LORD of Armies, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 11:1

A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.

Isaiah 11:10

It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.

Isaiah 14:29

Don't rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent's root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.

Isaiah 14:30

The firstborn of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant will be killed.

Isaiah 27:6

In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bud. They will fill the surface of the world with fruit.

Isaiah 37:31

The remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah will again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.



Isaiah 40:24

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.

Isaiah 53:2

For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Jeremiah 12:2

You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

Jeremiah 17:8

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

Job 5:3

I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Job 8:17

His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.

Job 14:8

Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,



Job 18:14

He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusts. He shall be brought to the king of terrors.

Job 18:16

His roots shall be dried up beneath. Above shall his branch be cut off.

Job 19:28

If you say, 'How we will persecute him!' because the root of the matter is found in me,

Job 28:9

He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.

Job 29:19

My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.

Job 30:4

They pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom are their food.

Job 31:8

then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.





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