Root Out

See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

• Branch

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.