| Translation | Verse | Text |
| Strong Concordance | Isa 64:6 | But we are all as an unclean [02931] thing, and all our righteousnesses [06666] are as filthy [05708] rags [0899]; and we all do fade [05034] [01101] as a leaf [05929]; and our iniquities [05771], like the wind [07307], have taken us away [05375]. |
| Word | Easton Dictionary - Definition |
| LEAF | of a tree. The olive-leaf mentioned Gen. 8:11. The barren fig-tree had nothing but leaves (Matt. 21:19; Mark 11:13). The oak-leaf is mentioned Isa. 1:30; 6:13. There are numerous allusions to leaves, their flourishing, their decay, and their restoration (Lev. 26:36; Isa. 34:4; Jer. 8:13; Dan. 4:12, 14, 21; Mark 11:13; 13:28). The fresh leaf is a symbol of prosperity (Ps. 1:3; Jer. 17:8; Ezek. 47:12); the faded, of decay (Job 13:25; Isa. 1:30; 64:6; Jer. 8:13). Leaf of a door (1 Kings 6:34), the valve of a folding door. Leaf of a book (Jer. 36:23), perhaps a fold of a roll. |