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Job 14:8
8Its roots in the ground may be old. The part of the tree that remains may be nearly dead.
Job 14:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
- New International Version (NIV)Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stump die in the soil,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground,
Context of Job 14:8
6So do not watch us! Leave us alone! We must work for the time that you have decided. Please leave us to work in peace. 7If someone cuts down a tree, the tree may not die. New branches may grow from it. Its roots in the ground may be old. The part of the tree that remains may be nearly dead. 9But if only a little water comes near to it, it will start to grow again. It will make new branches, like a young plant. 10But when people lose their strength and they die, that is the end. After they die, where do they go?
Read all of Job 14Job 14:8 word by word
אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 14:8
- Isaiah 26:19But Lord, your people who have died will live again. Their bodies will rise up from their graves. You people who live in the ground, wake up! Shout because you are happy. You bring new life to the earth, like dew that comes in the morning. Dead people will come up from the earth and they will live again.
- John 12:24I tell you this: A seed of wheat continues to be only a single seed unless it falls into the ground. It must fall into the ground and then it must die. If it dies like that, it will grow to give a lot of seeds.
- 1 Corinthians 15:36Do not think like a fool! When you plant a seed in the ground, it has to die first. Then it can become alive again and grow into a new plant.
Commentaries on Job 14:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Though the root thereof wax old - Though life becomes almost extinct. The idea is, though the root of the tree be very old, yet it does not become wholly lifeless. It is not like an old man, when life goes out altogether. In the very aged root there will be vitality still; but not so in man. Though the stock thereof - The stump - literally that which is cut off - גזעוּ geza‛ô The meaning is, that when the trunk of the tree is cut down and dies altogether…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 Though a tree is cut down, yet, in a moist situation, shoots come forth, and grow up as a newly planted tree. But when man is cut off by death, he is for ever removed from his place in this world. The life of man may fitly be compared to the waters of a land flood, which spread far, but soon dry up. All Job's expressions here show his belief in the great doctrine of the resurrection. Job's friends proving miserable comforters, he pleases…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221. woman--feeble, and in the East looked down upon (Ge 2:21). Man being born of one so frail must be frail himself (Mt 11:11). few days--(Ge 47:9; Psa 90:10). Literally, "short of days." Man is the reverse of full of days and short of trouble.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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