Psalm 37:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For they will wither 
 
4448c: to languish, wither, fadea prim. root
quicklyמְהֵרָ֣ה
(me·he·rah)
4120: haste, speedfrom mahar
like the grassכֶ֭חָצִיר
(che·cha·tzir)
2682: green grass, herbagefrom an unused word
And fadeיִבֹּולֽוּן׃
(yib·bo·v·lun.)
5034b: to sink or drop down, languish, fadea prim. root
like the greenוּכְיֶ֥רֶק
(u·che·ye·rek)
3418: green, greennessfrom an unused word
herb.דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא
(de·she)
1877: grassfrom dasha


















KJV Lexicon
For they shall soon
mherah  (meh-hay-raw')
a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly -- hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make (with) speed(-ily), swiftly.
be cut down
namal  (naw-mal')
to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised -- (branch to) be cut down (off), circumcise.
like the grass
chatsiyr  (khaw-tseer')
grass; also a leek (collectively) -- grass, hay, herb, leek.
and wither
nabel  (naw-bale')
to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace
as the green
yereq  (yeh'-rek)
pallor, i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. grass or vegetation -- grass, green (thing).
herb
deshe'  (deh'-sheh)
a sprout; by analogy, grass -- (tender) grass, green, (tender)herb.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb.

King James Bible
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants.

International Standard Version
Indeed, they soon will wither like grass, and like green herbs they will fade away.

NET Bible
For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because they dry up quickly like straw and they wither like green grass.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will quickly dry up like grass and wither away like green plants.

King James 2000 Bible
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
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