Psalms 80:9

80:9 You cleared the ground for it; ¹ 

it took root, ² 

and filled the land.

Isaiah 27:6

27:6 The time is coming when Jacob will take root; ³ 

Israel will blossom and grow branches.

The produce ⁴  will fill the surface of the world. ⁵ 

Isaiah 37:31-32

37:31 Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit. ⁶ 

37:32 “For a remnant will leave Jerusalem;

survivors will come out of Mount Zion.

The intense devotion of the Lord who commands armies ⁷  will accomplish this.

[80:9]  ¹ tn Heb “you cleared away before it.”

[80:9]  ² tn Heb “and it took root [with] its roots.”

[27:6]  ³ tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “the coming ones, let Jacob take root.” הַבָּאִים (habba’im, “the coming ones”) should probably be emended to יָמִים בָאִים (yamim va’im, “days [are] coming”) or בְּיָמִים הַבָּאִים (biyamim habba’im, “in the coming days”).

[27:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “fruit” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[27:6]  ⁵ sn This apparently refers to a future population explosion. See 26:18.

[37:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “The remnant of the house of Judah that is left will add roots below and produce fruit above.”

[37:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “the zeal of the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].” In this context the Lord’s “zeal” refers to his intense devotion to and love for his people which prompts him to protect and restore them.