Lexicon :: Strong's G438 - anthos

“and two chains of pure gold; you will make them of braided cord work, and attach the cord chains to the settings.

“Take for yourself the finest spices: 12 ¹/₂ pounds[fn] of liquid myrrh, half as much (6 ¹/₄ pounds[fn]) of fragrant cinnamon, 6 ¹/₄ pounds of fragrant cane,

The next day Moses entered the tent of the testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, formed buds, blossomed, and produced almonds!

He blossoms like a flower, then withers;

he flees like a shadow and does not last.

He will not escape from the darkness;

flames will wither his shoots,

and by the breath of God’s mouth, he will depart.

He will be like a vine that drops its unripe grapes

and like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.

As for man, his days are like grass —

he blooms like a flower of the field;

I am a wildflower[fn] of Sharon,

a lily[fn] of the valleys.

The blossoms appear in the countryside.

The time of singing[fn] has come,

and the turtledove’s cooing is heard in our land.

Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes straw

and as dry grass shrivels in the flame,

so their roots will become like something rotten

and their blossoms will blow away like dust,

for they have rejected

the instruction of the LORD of Armies,

and they have despised

the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse,

and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

For before the harvest, when the blossoming is over

and the blossom becomes a ripening grape,

he will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife,

and tear away and remove the branches.

Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards,

and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor,

which is on the summit above the rich valley.

Woe to those overcome with wine.

The fading flower of his beautiful splendor,

which is on the summit above the rich valley,

will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest.

Whoever sees it will swallow it

while it is still in his hand.

A voice was saying, “Cry out! ”

Another said,[fn] “What should I cry out? ”

“All humanity is grass,

and all its goodness is like the flower of the field.

For as the earth produces its growth,

and as a garden enables what is sown to spring up,

so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise

to spring up before all the nations.

“Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard,[fn]

planted by the water;

it was fruitful and full of branches

because of abundant water.

“In the place of the king of the South, one from her family[fn] will rise up, come against the army, and enter the fortress of the king of the North. He will take action against them and triumph.

before the decree takes effect

and the day passes like chaff,

before the burning of the LORD’s anger overtakes you,

before the day of the LORD’s anger overtakes you.