16 The reeds by every water or river bank will be plucked up before all grass. (WEB)
Sirach 40:16
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Isaiah 19:6–8
6 The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither. 7 The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more. 8 Then the fishermen will…
Job 8:11–13
11 Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water? 12 While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass. 13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
Isaiah 44:3–5
3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring. 4 They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams. 5 One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’…
Ezekiel 47:10–12
10 Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea. 11 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt. 12 Along both banks of the river, fr…
Isaiah 42:14–16
14 “I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant. 15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land a…
2 Esdras 5:2–4
2 Iniquity will be increased above what now you see, and beyond what you have heard long ago. (WEB) 3 The land that you now see ruling will be a trackless waste, and men will see it desolate. (WEB) 4 But if the Most High grants you to live, you will see troubles after the third… (WEB)
Psalms 58:8–10
8 Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun. 9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away. 10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they wil…
Isaiah 15:5–7
5 My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim. 6 The waters of Nimrim are dried up, and the grass is withered; th…
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