Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleMay they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow, Young's Literal Translation They are as grass of the roofs{.htm" title="{">, That before it was drawn out withereth, King James Bible Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: Hebrew May they beיִ֭הְיוּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like grass כַּחֲצִ֣יר (ka·ḥă·ṣîr) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2682: Green grass, herbage on the rooftops, גַּגּ֑וֹת (gag·gō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1406: A roof, the top of an altar which withers יָבֵֽשׁ׃ (yā·ḇêš) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither before שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת (šeq·qaḏ·maṯ) Pronoun - relative | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6927: Antiquity, former state it can grow, שָׁלַ֣ף (šā·lap̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8025: To pull out, up, off |