24 [a]Scarcely have they been planted,
[b]Scarcely have they been sown,
[c]Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they wither,
And the (A)storm carries them away like stubble.

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  1. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even
  2. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even
  3. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even

24 No sooner are they planted,
    no sooner are they sown,
    no sooner do they take root(A) in the ground,
than he blows(B) on them and they wither,(C)
    and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.(D)

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