Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a twig shall grow forth out of his roots. (JPS)
Ezekiel 8:17 Then he said to me, Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have turned again to provoke me to anger: and behold, they put the branch to their nose. (See NAS)
Ezekiel 17:5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree. (See RSV)
Hosea 10:7 Samaria and her king float away, like a twig on the water. (WEB NIV)