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 (Is 40:6; Psa 37:2).

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

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