Isaiah 40:24

Scarcely are they planted , scarcely sown , scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth , when he blows on them, and they wither , and the tempest carries them off like stubble .

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

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.