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Berean Standard Bible

“No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.”

Isaiah 40:24

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

They have only now been planted, and their seed put into the earth, and they have only now taken root, when he sends out his breath over them and they become dry, and the storm-wind takes them away like dry grass.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Como si nunca fueran plantados, como si nunca fueran sembrados, como si nunca su tronco hubiera tenido raíz en la tierra; así que sopla en ellos se secan, y el torbellino los lleva como hojarascas.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Apenas han comenzado, apenas comienzan a echar raíces cuando sopla sobre ellos, marchitando sus obras, y el viento se los lleva como paja.

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