Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNo 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. Young's Literal Translation Yea, they have not been planted, Yea, they have not been sown, Yea, not taking root in the earth is their stock, And also He hath blown upon them, and they wither, And a whirlwind as stubble taketh them away. King James Bible 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. Hebrew No soonerאַ֣ף (’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though are they planted, נִטָּ֗עוּ (niṭ·ṭā·‘ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant no sooner אַ֚ף (’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though are they sown, זֹרָ֔עוּ (zō·rā·‘ū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify no sooner אַ֛ף (’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though have their stems גִּזְעָ֑ם (giz·‘ām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1503: The trunk, stump of a, tree taken root שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ (šō·rêš) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8327: To root, strike into the soil, to pluck from it in the ground, בָּאָ֖רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land than וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and He blows נָשַׁ֤ף (nā·šap̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5398: To breeze, blow up fresh on them בָּהֶם֙ (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew and they wither, וַיִּבָ֔שׁוּ (way·yi·ḇā·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither and a whirlwind וּסְעָרָ֖ה (ū·sə·‘ā·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5591: A hurricane sweeps them away תִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ (tiś·śā·’êm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take like stubble. כַּקַּ֥שׁ (kaq·qaš) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7179: Stubble, chaff |