Isa 37:27 | JFB | STEP | 27. Therefore —not because of thy power, but because I made them unable to withstand thee. grass —which easily withers ( ). on . . . housetops —which having little earth to nourish it fades soonest ( ). corn blasted before it be grown up —SMITH translates, "The cornfield (frail and tender), before the corn is grown."

Isaiah 37:27

27. Therefore—not because of thy power, but because I made them unable to withstand thee.

grass—which easily withers (Isa 40:6; Ps 37:2).

on . . . housetops—which having little earth to nourish it fades soonest (Ps 129:6-8).

corn blasted before it be grown up—SMITH translates, "The cornfield (frail and tender), before the corn is grown."