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The term "withered" in the Bible often refers to the drying up or shriveling of plants, limbs, or other living things, symbolizing a loss of vitality or divine judgment. It is used both literally and metaphorically throughout Scripture to convey spiritual truths and moral lessons.

Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, the concept of withering is frequently associated with God's judgment and the consequences of sin. For instance, inPsalm 1:3-4, the righteous are compared to a tree planted by streams of water, which yields fruit and does not wither, while the wicked are likened to chaff that the wind drives away. This imagery underscores the stability and prosperity of those who follow God's ways versus the instability of the wicked.

The prophet Isaiah uses the imagery of withering to describe the frailty of human life and the enduring nature of God's word: "The grass withers, the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever" (Isaiah 40:8). Here, withering serves as a metaphor for the transient nature of human existence in contrast to the eternal truth of God's promises.

New Testament Usage

In the New Testament, the term "withered" is often used in the context of Jesus' miracles, demonstrating His authority over creation and His compassion for those in need. One notable instance is the healing of the man with the withered hand. InMatthew 12:10-13 , Jesus encounters a man with a withered hand in the synagogue. Despite the Pharisees' scrutiny, Jesus heals the man, illustrating His lordship over the Sabbath and His power to restore what is broken.

The withering of the fig tree is another significant New Testament event. InMatthew 21:18-19 , Jesus curses a barren fig tree, which subsequently withers. This act serves as a symbolic judgment against unfruitfulness and a warning to Israel about the consequences of failing to produce spiritual fruit.

Spiritual Implications

The concept of withering in the Bible often carries spiritual implications, emphasizing the importance of remaining connected to God. InJohn 15:5-6 , Jesus teaches, "I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers." This passage highlights the necessity of abiding in Christ to maintain spiritual vitality and avoid the spiritual withering that comes from separation from Him.

Conclusion

The imagery of withering in the Bible serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of sin, the transient nature of life, and the necessity of remaining in a right relationship with God. Through both literal and metaphorical uses, Scripture calls believers to seek spiritual nourishment and vitality through faithfulness to God's word and reliance on His sustaining power.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Wither.

2. (a.) Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

WITHERED

with'-erd (nabhel, "to fade away," "to be dried up"):

(1) Used figuratively to express leanness of soul, spiritual impotence, a low condition of spiritual life, a lack of moral nourishment: "My heart is smitten like grass, and withereth" (Psalm 102:4). The contrasting figure emphasizes this idea: "All my fountains are in thee" (Psalm 87:7). AlsoPsalm 1:3, where the freshness and beauty of the righteous man's life are thus described: "And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water,.... whose leaf also doth not wither." In the New Testament xeraino, "to wither," is used to carry out the same idea of moral decay, or malnutrition of soul (Matthew 13:6;Matthew 21:19).

(2) "Wither" also had a physiological meaning, expressing both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament the idea of bodily impotence, especially, though not exclusively, of the limbs. Jeroboam was struck suddenly with paralysis of the arm, which is said to have "dried up" (1 Kings 13:4-6); "probably due to sudden hemorrhage affecting some part of the brain, which may under certain circumstances be only temporary" (HDB, 1-vol, 599). "Their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered" (Lamentations 4:8).

In the New Testament (Matthew 12:10 Mark 3:1 Luke 6:6) "withered hand" was probably our modern "infantile paralysis," which may leave one or more limbs shrunken and powerless without detriment to the general health.

Arthur Walwyn Evans

Greek

3584. xeros -- dry
... dry. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: xeros Phonetic Spelling: (xay-ros')
Short Definition: dry,withered, dry land Definition: dry,withered; noun...

3583. xeraino -- to dry up, waste away
... Word Origin from xeros Definition to dry up, waste away NASB Word Usage dried (2),
dries (1), ripe (1), stiffens (1), wither (1),withered (4),withered away (3...

4647. skolops -- anything pointed, spec. a stake, thorn
... thorn. Perhaps from the base of skelos and optanomai;withered at the front, ie
A point or prickle (figuratively, a bodily annoyance or disability) -- thorn....

Strong's Hebrew

3001. yabesh -- to be dry, dried up, orwithered
... yabesh. 3002 . to be dry, dried up, orwithered. Transliteration: yabesh Phonetic
Spelling: (yaw-bashe') Short Definition: dried. Word Origin a prim....

6798. tsanam -- to dry up, harden
... 6797, 6798. tsanam. 6799 . to dry up, harden. Transliteration: tsanam Phonetic
Spelling: (tsaw-nam') Short Definition:withered. Word Origin a prim....withered...

535. amal -- to be weak, languish
... 1), fade away (1), fades (1), fails (2), languish (1), languished (1), languishes
(2), languishing (1), pine away (1), pines away (2), wither (2),withered (1...

3002. yabesh -- dry, dried
... dry. Word Origin from yabesh Definition dry, dried NASB Word Usage dried
(1), dry (6), gone (1),withered (1). dried away, dry. From...

Library

Withered Branches
...WITHERED BRANCHES. If a Man Abide Not in Me, He is Cast Forth as a Branch,
and isWithered; and They Gather Them, and Cast Them into...

TheWithered Hand
... Mark CHAPTER 3:1-6 THEWITHERED HAND. "And He entered again into the synagogue;
and there was a man there which had his handwithered....

Man with theWithered Hand.
... MAN WITH THEWITHERED HAND. One Sabbath-day Jesus went into the synagogue, and there
He saw a man that had awithered hand.... [Illustration: THEWITHERED HAND.]....

Of the Man with theWithered Hand, who was Restored on the Sabbath...
... Chapter XXXV."Of the Man with theWithered Hand, Who Was Restored on the
Sabbath-Day; And of the Question as to How Matthew's Narrative of This Incident...

August the FifteenthWithered Limbs
... AUGUST The FifteenthWITHERED LIMBS. MARK iii.1-8. There arewithered limbs
of the spirit as well as of the body. There are faculties...

TheWithered Hand Healed on the Sabbath. --The Objections of the...
... SECOND COURSE OF EXTENDED LABOURS IN GALILEE. Section 169. TheWithered Hand healed
on the Sabbath."The Objections of the Pharisees anticipated and refuted....

TheWithered Fig Tree
... TheWithered Fig Tree. A Sermon (No.2107). Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, September
29th, 1889, by. CH SPURGEON,.... And presently the fig treewithered away....

The Lesson from theWithered Fig Tree.
... TUESDAY"THE DAY OF CONTROVERSY THE LESSON FROM THEWITHERED FIG TREE. And
as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree...

Finding the Fig-TreeWithered.
... CVII. Finding the Fig-TreeWithered. (Road from Bethany to Jerusalem, Tuesday,
April 4, ad30.)... [It was completelywithered"dead root and branch....

Jesus Defends Healing aWithered Hand on the Sabbath.
... Part Fifth. From Second Passover Until Third.(Time: One Year.) XXXIX. Jesus Defends
Healing aWithered Hand on the Sabbath.... c and his right hand waswithered....

Thesaurus

Withered (46 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.WITHERED.... Multi-Version ConcordanceWithered (46
Occurrences). Matthew 12:10 And behold there was a man with awithered hand....

Shriveled (8 Occurrences)
... Mark 3:1 He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had
his handwithered.... There was a man there, and his right hand waswithered....

Wither (30 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation
withered by calumny. Multi-Version Concordance... I havewithered like grass....

Pomegranate (11 Occurrences)
... In the lamentation in Joel 1:11, 12 we have the pomegranate, the palm tree and the
apple tree represented aswithered, "for joy iswithered away from the sons...

Languish (13 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Psalms 6:2 Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I amwithered away:
O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled. (See JPS RSV)....

Withers (20 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 17:9 Say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: It prospereth -- its roots doth
he not draw out, And its fruit cut off, and it iswithered?...

Palm-tree (8 Occurrences)
... Joel 1:12 The vine iswithered, and the fig-tree languisheth; the pomegranate-tree,
the palm-tree also, and the apple-tree, even all the trees of the field are...

Pomegranate-tree (2 Occurrences)
... Joel 1:12 The vine iswithered, and the fig-tree languisheth; the pomegranate-tree,
the palm-tree also, and the apple-tree, even all the trees of the field are...

Scorched (21 Occurrences)
... Because they had no root, theywithered away.... Mark 4:6 When the sun had risen,
it was scorched; and because it had no root, itwithered away....

Fails (35 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 15:6 For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass haswithered
away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing. (WEB RSV)....

Resources

Why did Jesus curse the fig tree? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean to abide in Christ? | GotQuestions.org

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sower? | GotQuestions.org

Withered: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Withered (46 Occurrences)

Matthew 12:10
And behold there was a man with awithered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Matthew 13:6
When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, theywithered away.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 21:19
Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever!" Immediately the fig treewithered away.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 21:20
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig treewithered away!
(KJV WEY WBS)

Mark 3:1
He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his handwithered.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Mark 3:3
He said to the man who had his handwithered, "Stand up."
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Mark 4:6
When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, itwithered away.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 11:20
As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig treewithered away from the roots.
(WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 11:21
Peter, remembering, said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed haswithered away."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 6:6
It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand waswithered.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Luke 6:8
But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man who had thewithered hand, "Rise up, and stand in the middle." He arose and stood.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Luke 8:6
Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, itwithered away, because it had no moisture.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 5:3
In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt,withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

John 15:6
If a man doesn't remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and iswithered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT)

James 1:11
For the sun has risen with its burning heat, and haswithered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the comeliness of its look has perished: thus the rich also shall wither in his goings.
(DBY)

1 Peter 1:24
Because all flesh is as grass, and all its glory as the flower of grass. The grass haswithered and its flower has fallen;
(DBY)

Jude 1:12
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about by winds;withered autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked out by the roots;
(WBS)

Genesis 41:23
and behold, seven heads of grain,withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 21:20
or hump-backed, orwithered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.
(DBY)

Job 30:3
Withered up through want and hunger, they flee into waste places long since desolate and desert:
(DBY)

Psalms 6:2
Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I amwithered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.
(ASV DBY)

Psalms 90:6
In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it iswithered and dry.
(WEB YLT NIV)

Psalms 102:4
My heart is blighted like grass, andwithered, for I forget to eat my bread.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 102:11
My days are like a long shadow. I havewithered like grass.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 15:6
For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass haswithered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 19:6
And they have turned away the flowings, Weak and dried up have been brooks of the bulwark, Reed and flag havewithered.
(YLT)

Isaiah 19:7
Exposed things by the brook, by the edge of the brook, And every sown thing of the brook, hathwithered, It hath been driven away, and is not.
(YLT)

Isaiah 27:11
When its boughs arewithered, they will be broken off. The women will come and set them on fire, for they are a people of no understanding. Therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, and he who formed them will show them no favor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 33:9
The land mourneth, it languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed, iswithered; the Sharon is become as a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped.
(DBY YLT)

Isaiah 34:4
And all the host of the heavens shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as a leaf fadeth from off the vine, and as thewithered fruit from the fig-tree.
(DBY NIV)

Isaiah 40:7
Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people 'is' grass;
(YLT)

Isaiah 40:8
Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 8:13
I will put an end to them completely, says the Lord: there are no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf is dry.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 12:4
Till when doth the earth mourn, And the herb of the whole field wither? For the wickedness of those dwelling in it, Consumed have been beast and fowl, Because they said, 'He doth not see our latter end.'
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 23:10
For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourns; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their might is not right;
(See NIV)

Lamentations 4:8
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: Their skin cleaves to their bones; it iswithered, it is become like a stick.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Ezekiel 17:9
Say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: It prospereth -- its roots doth he not draw out, And its fruit cut off, and it iswithered? 'In' all the leaves of its springing it withereth, And not by great strength, and by a numerous people, To lift it up by its roots.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 19:12
But it was plucked up in fury, it was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit: its strong rods were broken off andwithered; the fire consumed them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Hosea 9:16
Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb."
(See NIV)

Joel 1:12
The vine has dried up, and the fig treewithered; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all of the trees of the field are withered; for joy has withered away from the sons of men.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Joel 1:17
The seeds rot under their clods. The granaries are laid desolate. The barns are broken down, for the grain haswithered.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Amos 1:2
and he saith: Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And mourned have pastures of the shepherds, Andwithered hath the top of Carmel!
(YLT)

Amos 4:7
"I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, and the piece where it didn't rainwithered.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Jonah 4:7
But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine, so that itwithered.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Nahum 1:10
For while princes 'are' perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.
(See NAS)

Zechariah 11:17
Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will be on his arm, and on his right eye. His arm will be completelywithered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!"
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

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